Friday, 13 November 2026
Topic

e-scooters

Two privately owned e-scooters standing side by side on a carpeted floor.
Crime

Sussex Police Seized 295 E-Bikes and E-Scooters in 2025, FOI Shows

Sussex Police seized 295 e-bikes and e-scooters in 2025, up from 113 in 2024, and destroyed 271, its Freedom of Information figures show. They cover all of Sussex, not Brighton…

Three e-scooters seized by Sussex Police parked on grass in front of a police patrol car.
Crime

Sussex Police: Illegal E-Scooters and E-Bikes Seized and Destroyed

From Sunday 1 November 2026, Sussex Police and Surrey Police seize and, where appropriate, destroy illegally used e-scooters, e-bikes and off-road motorcycles under a new no returns procedure.

Sussex Police Operation Scramble: E-Bike and E-Scooter Reports Up 53.7% in a Year
Crime

Sussex Police Operation Scramble: E-Bike and E-Scooter Reports Up 53.7% in a Year

Sussex Police launched Operation Scramble on 16 September after reports of illegal e-bike and e-scooter riding rose 53.7% to 2,504 in a year. Here are the figures, the fines and what it means in…

E-scooters have landed: everything you need to know about Brighton and Hove's Beryl trial
Transport

E-scooters have landed: everything you need to know about Brighton and Hove's Beryl trial

Brighton and Hove's first legal e-scooter hire trial is now live, run by Beryl. Here is how it works, what it costs, where you can ride, the safety rules, and what people are saying, plus a little…