Mobility scooters and wheelchairs

Services

Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs

The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.

Report a bus or coach service or driver
- Detailed guide
- 13 October 2025
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Rights of disabled passengers on transport
- Detailed guide
- 23 November 2022
- Department for Transport
Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on the road
- Guidance
- 10 March 2015
- Department for Transport
Inclusive Transport Strategy: monitoring and evaluation framework
- Guidance
- 19 December 2018
- Department for Transport
DPTAC position on the accessibility of coach services
- Guidance
- 20 January 2021
- Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

Wheelchair accessible travel: taxi and private hire services
- 29 March 2022
- Department for Transport
- Research
Accessibility action plan: consultation summary of responses
- 7 August 2018
- Department for Transport
- Research
A study on mobility scooters
- 13 October 2014
- Department for Transport
- Research

Reviewing the law for powered mobility devices
- 17 February 2026
- Department for Transport
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 22 April 2026
Draft transport accessibility action plan
- 25 July 2018
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 22 November 2017
Proposed changes to powered mobility scooter laws
- 3 March 2010
- Department for Transport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 05 May 2010
Mobility scooters: government response to the Transport Select Committee
- 14 July 2010
- Department for Transport
- Policy paper