DVLA's little-known law for anyone using a mobility scooter on the road You may be stopped by the police if you are driving on the road in a mobility scooter that isn’t the correct type.
The government website states: "To drive on the road, your vehicle must be a powered wheelchair or mobility scooter in ‘class 3’ or not in a class.".
If the mobility scooter or powered wheelchair’s maximum speed is more than 15mp it must have two dipped beam headlamps and if the maximum speed is more than 25mph it needs a speedometer as well.
Users also need to follow the Highway Code when on the road and are not permitted to drive in bus lanes or cycle lanes which run alongside usual road traffic.
Cycle tracks that are separated from the road by barriers or distance can be used by mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs in class 2 and 3.
