Electric scooter rider charged with no insurance and for riding on Edinburgh footpath

An electric scooter rider has been charged with having no insurance and riding an unregistered motor vehicle on a footpath.

Officers stopped and charged the rider, who was driving the scooter in the Meadows area of Edinburgh, on October 9, and have reported the incident to the Procurator Fiscal.

A police spokeswoman said: “The rider was cautioned and charged with having no insurance, for riding an unregistered motor vehicle on a footpath and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”

Police Scotland officers and a picture of an electric scooter, similar to the one the rider was using in Edinburgh

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