Second time on the Voi scooter..will I get fined?
I just found out recently that you need a driving license to ride those voi scooters but my relative said they accept provisional and it did get scanned properly so I guess I was able to ride it? First time I went with my cousin. Second time, was today actually. By myself.
I was kinda panicking bc I didn't want to confuse the drivers even tho I've been it on before, this time was different bc the roads were really busy - 1 driver even horned at me lmao. After my ride I became concerned bc surely this isn't right???? Anyone could get a provisional and use the voi???? Sounded SUS so I decided to look it up online and the info follows:
"You must have the category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter. A full or provisional UK licence for categories AM, A or B includes entitlement for category Q. If you have one of these licences, you can use an e-scooter."
"You cannot use an e-scooter if you have an overseas provisional licence, learner permit or equivalent."
I'm legit scared I will get fined, sued or caught by the police bc I don't have a driving license to read the scooters???? 😭😢 Should I be worried or forget about it?
I'm 22 btw
I was kinda panicking bc I didn't want to confuse the drivers even tho I've been it on before, this time was different bc the roads were really busy - 1 driver even horned at me lmao. After my ride I became concerned bc surely this isn't right???? Anyone could get a provisional and use the voi???? Sounded SUS so I decided to look it up online and the info follows:
"You must have the category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter. A full or provisional UK licence for categories AM, A or B includes entitlement for category Q. If you have one of these licences, you can use an e-scooter."
"You cannot use an e-scooter if you have an overseas provisional licence, learner permit or equivalent."
I'm legit scared I will get fined, sued or caught by the police bc I don't have a driving license to read the scooters???? 😭😢 Should I be worried or forget about it?
I'm 22 btw
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Anyone could get a provisional and use the voi???? Sounded SUS so I decided to look it up online and the info follows:
"You must have the category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter. A full or provisional UK licence for categories AM, A or B includes entitlement for category Q. If you have one of these licences, you can use an e-scooter."
"You cannot use an e-scooter if you have an overseas provisional licence, learner permit or equivalent."
I'm legit scared I will get fined, sued or caught by the police bc I don't have a driving license to read the scooters???? 😭😢 Should I be worried or forget about it?
"You must have the category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter. A full or provisional UK licence for categories AM, A or B includes entitlement for category Q. If you have one of these licences, you can use an e-scooter."
"You cannot use an e-scooter if you have an overseas provisional licence, learner permit or equivalent."
I'm legit scared I will get fined, sued or caught by the police bc I don't have a driving license to read the scooters???? 😭😢 Should I be worried or forget about it?
Do you have a licence (full or provisional)? Does it include category Q? (Note that it might be displayed on your licence as a lower-case q.) If you have a licence with category Q then you're fine.
Obviously you still have to comply with rules of the road, speed limits, etc, and use it responsibly.
If you are not stopped at the time of riding one of these trial scheme e-scooters, you will be ok (retrospectively) however, it's a really bad idea to be riding without a licence. Apart from being illegal, you don't have any insurance covering you. This is, of course, no different from riding any other e-scooter at the moment. I can see things getting much much stricter, though - as some people are paying for insurance, I can't see there being much tolerance for those that don't.
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