Police boss plans 'huge crackdown on illegal e-scooters on streets of county

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- BY LAUREN MONAGHAN

A CRACKDOWN on illegal electric scooters is being planned by the county’s police commissioner.

Growing concerns about electric vehicles were raised at the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel meeting on Monday.

Newark and Sherwood District Councillor Paul Taylor (Lab) mentioned the “challenge” in stopping crimes by people who use e-scooters to Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Gary Godden.

He said: “There's a challenge to stop offending is people on electric scooters, where it’s not become commonplace, you can ride around on them even though they're illegal because they're difficult to stop.”

He asked Mr Godden if his office could look into e-scooter use as an “urgent” issue, adding: “People can get killed.”

Mr Godden confirmed his office was planning a “huge” campaign on the “legality” of the electric vehicles around Christmas.

He added: “Some of the work that’s going to be done is working with local college to explore technological solutions on how we can encourage disuse of these scooters.