E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums

CCTV footage shows 47-year-old Trevor Chandler, from Coventry, riding his e-scooter directly into her as she and a friend crossed a road, leaving the scene shortly afterwards.

Chandler broke his leg but escaped, before eventually being arrested and jailed for 15 months. His vehicle was destroyed.

The organisation which settles claims like Alison’s, the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB), wants the sale of such vehicles to be better regulated and in some cases banned.

The cost of payouts has been a major contributor to increases in annual premiums for ordinary members of the public, experts say.

They have become a common sight on the UK’s streets, but they have also become a significant hazard.

Micromobility vehicles – which include, e-scooters, e-bikes, mobility scooters and now e-unicyles too – have become a concern for people navigating town and city centres. All are legally classified as motor vehicles.