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E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:04 pm
by LowlifeDes
BBC News - E-scooters' UK speed limit 'shocks' blindness charity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53253194

500w motor is double the e-bike limit. I can forsee e-bike manufacturers agitating for parity.

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:49 pm
by Mister Paul
I wonder whether anyone will have the forethought to come up with some employee rental system?

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:34 pm
by LowlifeDes
That would depend on the licence and insurance costs

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:42 pm
by Regulator
Mr R has one of these scooters. He excitedly told me how it was going to become legal...


...I burst his bubble by suggesting he read a little more of the article.

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:28 pm
by Mister Paul
Just get him to transfer ownership to you. Then rent it to him.

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:43 pm
by Regulator
Mister Paul wrote:
3 years ago
Just get him to transfer ownership to you. Then rent it to him.
I like your thinking 👍

Re: E-Scooter experiment

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:24 pm
by LowlifeDes
Mister Paul wrote:
3 years ago
Just get him to transfer ownership to you. Then stick it on eBay low start, no reserve, buyer collects.