Mr. Will O'Brien:

Some 25 km/h is perfect and in line with international norms but a 250 W limit is too low. There has been an industry effort in getting this changed. It needs to be at a minimum of 500 W. We are looking at 1,000 W, as is the case in countries like Estonia and Finland or the French model where it is uncapped but speed is limited. It is about hills where this can be a real problem. The problem is that if it is 250 W and the e-scooter is not enjoyable to use, people simply will not use them and then we will not get the modal shift which is the reason we are here in the first place talking about reducing the number of car journeys.

In the two countries that have 250 W, Portugal and Sweden, it is openly flaunted. Other problems arise because if there is an accident and insurance is involved, although the operators all have insurance or the riders are insured, the insurer might not pay out on a claim to a user because the operator was breaking the claim. That is what happens in these markets where there is 250 W. The operators openly flaunt it. There could be exposure on insurance.