Rule 83 of the Highway Code specifies that on all journeys, the rider and pillion passenger on a motorcycle, scooter or moped must wear a protective helmet that complies with safety regulations. In addition, Rule 84 advises that riders wear eye protectors that comply with relevant regulations and consider wearing ear protection.

We also advise that strong boots, gloves and suitable clothing may help to protect you if you are involved in a collision.

At present these additional protective items are not mandated, but as with every road user it is the responsibility of the rider to protect both themselves and others on our roads.

The Department does not hold this information.

Electric bikes which comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 do not require registration, tax or insurance. No assessment has been made concerning the number ridden on public roads.

Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee's expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle tax free.

In March, the Government announced a review of approved mileage rates, recognising that motoring costs have evolved significantly in recent years. This review will include consideration of the mileage rate for motorcycles.

As a targeted response to pressures facing drivers as a result of the Iran war, in May 2026, the Government announced an increase to the AMAPs rate for cars and vans to 55 pence per mile for the first 10,000 business miles from 6 April 2026 for tax year 2026/2027. This does not include the rate for motorcycles, which remains at 24p.

Wider questions on the mileage system will be considered at the Budget. More broadly, the Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy.

The Government expects those driving or riding for work to keep both themselves and other road users safe. As such we have committed to piloting a new voluntary Work-Related Road Safety Charter that is being developed in partnership with industry. The Charter will be informed by existing schemes such as Driving for Better Business and encourage everyone involved in driving or riding for work to improve road safety. That includes delivery drivers riding mopeds.

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing closed on 11 May. The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists, and the aim of improving safety and modernising and simplifying access to motorcycling. In part, reforms aim to encourage progression to full licences, particularly for those riding for work. We are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.

New powers in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 remove the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing motorcycles and other vehicles used antisocially. In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on proposals to allow the police to more quickly dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

We are taking steps to ensure local police forces can tackle anti-social behaviour in local communities. The Government has put more than 3,000 extra officers into neighbourhood roles in less than a year. They are dedicated to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in their local communities and towns through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.

New powers in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 remove the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing motorcycles and other vehicles used antisocially. In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on proposals to allow the police to more quickly dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

We are taking steps to ensure local police forces can tackle anti-social behaviour in local communities. The Government has put more than 3,000 extra officers into neighbourhood roles in less than a year. They are dedicated to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in their local communities and towns through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.

Through our policing reform programme, we are introducing the most significant changes to policing in nearly 200 years. A central aim of this agenda is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing, including by lifting national responsibilities from local forces so they can focus on tackling the crimes that matter most locally, such as motorcycle and other vehicle theft.

We are also strengthening the powers available to the police. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are equipping officers with enhanced powers, including the ability to enter and search premises where stolen items that have been GPS tracked are reasonably believed to be located and where it is not practicable to obtain a warrant. This will enable the police to act more swiftly and effectively to recover stolen vehicles, including motorcycles.

We recognise the role of organised criminality in driving vehicle theft. Since 2024, the Home Office has committed almost £1 million (£970,000) in targeted funding through the National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership to strengthen the law enforcement response to organised vehicle theft. This has supported enforcement activity inland and at ports to disrupt stolen vehicles and parts being exported, including through additional staff, police training and specialist equipment. A further £300,000 will be invested this year to build on this progress.

In the year to December 2025, the police in England and Wales recorded 115, 431 incidents of theft of a motor vehicle, including motorcycles. This is a decrease of 8% across compared with the previous year.

Police recorded crime data is not available at the level of parliamentary constituency, however the Home Office collects data at a Community Safety Partnership level.

Through the Crime and Policing Act we have also introduced legislation to ban electronic devices used to steal vehicles. This will empower the police and courts to target the criminals using, manufacturing and supplying them, supporting the changes manufacturers continue to make to prevent theft. The maximum penalty for these offences will be five years’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both.

The Government is clear that dangerous or anti-social riding by any road user, including moped and motorcycle delivery riders, is unacceptable. Those who break the law should expect robust enforcement action.

A strong legislative framework is already in place. The police have a range of powers to tackle dangerous riding and wider road traffic offences, including prosecution, penalty points, and, where appropriate, seizing vehicles being used illegally, dangerously or in an anti-social manner.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 has strengthened these powers by enabling officers to seize vehicles involved in anti-social or dangerous use without the need to issue a prior warning, helping to stop offending more quickly and deter reoffending. The Government has also consulted on measures to enable swifter disposal of vehicles used in this way. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

Taken together, these measures ensure that police have robust powers to act against dangerous riding, including among moped and motorcycle delivery riders.

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a priority for the Government and there is a strong framework of powers in place for police. Police have clear powers to stop and seize any bike for being ridden anti-socially.

We have gone further and strengthened these powers through the Crime and Policing Act, by removing the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing bikes used antisocially. In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on proposals to allow the police to more quickly dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

Taken together, these measures ensure that police have robust powers to act against nuisance bikes.

How the police exercise their powers is a matter for the operational judgement of Chief Constables. Decisions on whether to pursue enforcement action are made on a case‑by‑case basis, informed by the circumstances of the incident, available evidence and local intelligence.

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a priority for the Government and there is a strong framework of powers in place for police. Police have clear powers to stop and seize any bike for being ridden anti-socially.

We have gone further and strengthened these powers through the Crime and Policing Act, by removing the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing bikes used antisocially. In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on proposals to allow the police to more quickly dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

Taken together, these measures ensure that police have robust powers to act against nuisance bikes.

How the police exercise their powers is a matter for the operational judgement of Chief Constables. Decisions on whether to pursue enforcement action are made on a case‑by‑case basis, informed by the circumstances of the incident, available evidence and local intelligence.

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a priority for the Government and there is a strong framework of powers in place for police. Police have clear powers to stop and seize any bike for being ridden anti-socially.

We have gone further and strengthened these powers through the Crime and Policing Act, by removing the requirement for police to issue a warning before seizing bikes used antisocially. In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on proposals to allow the police to more quickly dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially. The Government response to the consultation was published on 9 June. It sets out our intention to reduce and align timelines to dispose of seized vehicles from up to three months to seven days. Changes will be made when legislative time allows.

Taken together, these measures ensure that police have robust powers to act against nuisance bikes.

How the police exercise their powers is a matter for the operational judgement of Chief Constables. Decisions on whether to pursue enforcement action are made on a case‑by‑case basis, informed by the circumstances of the incident, available evidence and local intelligence.

The Road Safety Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in Great Britain by 65% and by 70% for children under 16, by 2035. Although an assessment has not specifically been made of the impact of measures on the Surrey Heath constituency there are commitments related to commercial driving and learner riders that are intended to improve road safety outcomes for everyone.

The Government expects those driving or riding for work to keep both themselves and other road users safe. As such we have committed to piloting a new voluntary Work-Related Road Safety Charter that is being developed in partnership with industry. The Charter will be informed by existing schemes such as Driving for Better Business and encourage everyone involved in driving or riding for work to improve road safety.

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing closed on 11 May. The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists, and the aim of improving safety and modernising and simplifying access to motorcycling. In part, reforms aim to encourage progression to full licences, particularly for those riding for work. We are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.

The Road Safety Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in Great Britain by 65% and by 70% for children under 16, by 2035. Although an assessment has not specifically been made of the impact of measures on the Surrey Heath constituency there are commitments related to commercial driving and learner riders that are intended to improve road safety outcomes for everyone.

The Government expects those driving or riding for work to keep both themselves and other road users safe. As such we have committed to piloting a new voluntary Work-Related Road Safety Charter that is being developed in partnership with industry. The Charter will be informed by existing schemes such as Driving for Better Business and encourage everyone involved in driving or riding for work to improve road safety.

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing closed on 11 May. The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists, and the aim of improving safety and modernising and simplifying access to motorcycling. In part, reforms aim to encourage progression to full licences, particularly for those riding for work. We are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.

The Road Safety Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in Great Britain by 65% and by 70% for children under 16, by 2035. Although an assessment has not specifically been made of the impact of measures on the Surrey Heath constituency there are commitments related to commercial driving and learner riders that are intended to improve road safety outcomes for everyone.

The Government expects those driving or riding for work to keep both themselves and other road users safe. As such we have committed to piloting a new voluntary Work-Related Road Safety Charter that is being developed in partnership with industry. The Charter will be informed by existing schemes such as Driving for Better Business and encourage everyone involved in driving or riding for work to improve road safety.

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing closed on 11 May. The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists, and the aim of improving safety and modernising and simplifying access to motorcycling. In part, reforms aim to encourage progression to full licences, particularly for those riding for work. We are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.

It is already an offence to display a vehicle licence plate that does not comply with the relevant legal requirements, and enforcement is an operational matter for the police.

The Department published a consultation earlier this year on proposals to introduce penalty points and vehicle seizure powers for being in charge of a motor vehicle displaying an incorrect, altered or false registration plate. The consultation has now closed and the Government is considering responses, which will inform next steps.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is also working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), police forces and Trading Standards to tackle the supply and use of modified and illegally displayed number plates.

Information is not available specifically on the trends in mopeds and 51–125cc scooters registered for the first time, so the Department has not made this assessment.

The Department is committed to developing and piloting a new Work-Related Road Safety Charter that will provide a national framework for improving safety when driving for work.

The content of the Charter is in the early stages of development with further detail, including timings, to be communicated in due course. Initial discussions have been held by officials with a wide range of stakeholders including businesses, trade bodies, public bodies, and road safety organisations. This is only the beginning of the process, and I welcome input from all interested parties.

In relation to riding mopeds and motorcycles for work, the Department also published a consultation on wider motorcycle licensing that closed on 11 May . The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists. Officials are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.