E-scooters

The penny slots are always a winner all year round with both Clarence Pier and South Parade Pier along Southsea seafront providing great options within the family arcades to occupy all of the family. With fun fair rides also on offer at peak times (and good weather) as well as plenty of food and drink options families who visit are definitely on to a winner. www.clarencepier.co.uk and www.southparadepier.netPicture: Sarah Standing

New transport hub could be created at Clarence Pier

Electric Safety First are calling for new safety laws following the destructive blaze in Gosport yesterday.

Charity calls for new safety laws following shocking blaze

Firefighters have put out a warning after determining an e-scooter was the likely cause of a fire in Gosport last night.

Fire which damaged eight homes likely to have been caused by e-scooter

An e-scooter safety course is taking place at the Mountbatten Centre tennis courts on Saturday, May 11 between 10am and 2pm.

E-scooter safety course to take place this weekend as usage rises

Police searched several individuals and found different types of narcotics. They also seized several e-scooters. Picture: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Several arrests made with heroin and drugs seized in mass operation

Blue Lagoon, London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.

Emergency services scrambled to Blue Lagoon after lights seen in water

The force is cracking down on the illegal use of e-scooters and other unauthorised modes of transport.

Police crush illegal e-scooters in crime crackdown

Swedish firm Voi operates the Portsmouth e-scooter rental scheme

Bid to extend hours e-scooters can be used in Portsmouth is rejected

Voi e-scooters at a parking station in Southsea.

How to hire an e-scooter in Portsmouth

Soon e-scooters will be banned from South Western Railway stations and trains

South Western Railway to ban e-scooters from trains and stations

E-scooters have been banned from Great Western Railway trains in Portsmouth.

E-scooters to be banned from some Portsmouth trains

Families urged not to give dangerous and illegal e-scooters as gifts

A Voi scooter being rode on the pavement on Ordnance Road, Portsea in May 2022

Portsmouth e-scooters scheme to be extended again

Voi rental e-scooter parking spaces in Portsmouth.

E-scooters to mark Queen's funeral with poignant message

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Queen’s Speech reveals change to make e-scooters legal on public roads

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Private e-scooters could become legal on UK roads, Grant Shapps says

Transport Secretary announces plans for new regulations on e-mobility devices

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Which are the best e-scooters available in the UK?

Which are the best e-scooters available in the UK?

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

A cross party committee has recommended the legalisation of e-scooters. Portsmouth is set to take part in an e-scooter hire scheme starting in the spring.

Committee recommends the legalisation of e-scooters

Business editor Kimberley Barber riding an e-scooter from TIER UK

Bid made to bring e-scooters to Portsmouth’s streets