I relished the ride, but I can't say e-scooters are the most practical way to get from A to B

THE JOYS AND PITFALLS OF CARBON-NEUTRAL TRAVEL

- LOUIS CORBETT

AFTER a period of uncertainty, e-scooters are back in Nottingham - with some key changes.

Negotiating a string of new “no-go” and “low-speed” areas, I decided to give one of the new blue Dott scooters a spin.

I'd previously ridden around the city on one of the old Superpedestrian scooters and was keen to understand the difference with the swanky new devices.

While there's a childlike joy in doing 15mph on one of these scooters, I found he relative ease of picking one up off the street with few checks apart from submitting a photo of my driving licence a little concerning as anyone who has a provisional licence can go for a ride.