A bike shop owner says he is refusing to sell or repair e-scooters and is calling on others to do the same, with his plea repeated by police.
Grant MacIver, of Skinnergate Cycles in Stockton, said he believed some retailers were “happy to sell them knowing they’re being used on the streets and potentially terrorising local neighbourhoods”.
It is legal to sell and own e-scooters but they are classed as motor vehicles and can only be ridden on private land with permission from the land owner.
Cleveland Police has also urged shops to stop selling e-scooters following a string of collisions.