Britain should strictly regulate "fire risk" e-scooters, insurers say

FILE PHOTO: A man rides an e-scooter, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Westminster in London, Britain July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should place stringent regulations on electric scooters if their legal use is widened beyond current government trials, given the number of injuries from illegal vehicles and fire risks from their batteries, insurers said on Thursday.

Trials of shared rental e-scooters are taking place in 31 regions of England this year, according to the UK government.