The Bristol region’s controversial e-scooter trial is being extended until November.
Metro mayor Dan Norris announced that he has agreed to the Government’s request to continue running the scheme that was due to end in March in large parts of the West of England Combined Authority (Weca), which he leads. Speaking on BBC Radio Bristol on Monday (February 28), Mr Norris said it would be up to Weca’s three constituent councils – Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire – to decide whether to continue, amid ongoing concerns over road safety and fire risk, but that he expected all three to do so.
“The Department for Transport has asked me if I could extend the trial until November and I’ve said yes. That paperwork went off on Friday. It is important we get this right because e-scooters are hugely popular, particularly with younger people," he told breakfast show host James Hanson.
