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“Absolute menace” of e-scooters must not be tolerated

Bedfordshire Police have been praised for "not tolerating" what a councillor has described as the "menace" of e-scooters being ridden on pavements and highways across Bedford Borough...

Legal e-scooters could be coming to Bedford as council reviews trial application

Bedford Borough Council has said it will review the government’s new e-scooter plans to see if they would "benefit" the borough. On 21 July, the Department for Transport (DfT) has opened an application...

Letters: Crackdown needed on ‘illegal’ e-scooters

When are the authorities going to crack down on E-Scooters and E-Bikes? They are illegal and are now like ants all over Bedford. Streets, pavements footpaths and even the town centre is...

PCC says “don’t buy e-scooters this Christmas”

Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner has asked the county’s parents not to buy e-scooters this Christmas. This follows the release of government figures showing that there were 29 reported...

Letters: Banning cycling does not make pedestrians safer

My main concern is that banning cycling is not an evidence-based policy for two reasons: 1. the actual risk to pedestrians is very small and banning cycling does...

Council consultation to increase town centre restrictions on e-scooters and skateboarders

Over 30 e-scooters seized by Beds Police during operation to target illegal use

An operation launched by Bedford Community Policing team this summer saw them seize 33 eclectic scooters being used illegally. The operation, launched in July, tackled the illegal use of e-scooters...

As casualties more than double, Beds Police slams the brakes on illegal e-scooter use

Over the last six months, electric scooter (e-scooter) related casualties on the roads of Bedfordshire have almost doubled, leading Beds Police to launch a new operation to tackle their illegal use...

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