No way!?! Is that actually true?
Learn something new every day. No amount of Top Gear road trips has taught me that
I think so. They call them tags?
I need to Google it all later unless someone who knows more about it all can shed some light on it 
I donāt like a lot of things Americans do differently to us but that actually sounds pretty cool, i think iād quite like that system
A quick look on Wikipedia I found the following which is interesting:
Historically, license plates were replaced every year, although the most common practice now is to issue new validation stickers every year or two, to indicate that the vehicle registration is still valid.
Under U.S. law, when a person moves to a new state with the intent to remain indefinitely, they are required to register personal vehicles in the new state.[14] The new state will then issue a plate or plates that must be attached to the vehicle
When a vehicle is sold, the disposition of the license plates depends on state law and varies by state. In some states, license plates are transferred with the vehicle to its new owner. In other states, the license plates remain with the seller, who may, for a fee, transfer the license plates and any unused portion of the current registration to a new vehicle. Some states issue a new plate whenever the car is sold
Sounds like car tax when discs were a thing over here.
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Except with stickers you can do thisā¦
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But compared to a Ā£350 Mi Pro?
Mi Pro is only Ā£350 from the likes of Banggood and Ali Express on occasion, shipped from the EU and youāll struggle with warranty or returns - the standard RRP is around Ā£599 from the likes of Halfords and Pure.
I actually paid Ā£425 for my m365 Pro from Pure (and would have been Ā£405 if I hadnāt chosen the pre-inserted puncture fluid) - seems theyāve gone up massively in price since the government fast track announcements.
The new Pure scooter does look well built. From what I can tell, it has a lower range - but might not be that different in āreal-worldā testing.
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Certainly have ! My pro with sealant was Ā£570ish
Canāt believe they have gone up that much. Why would the fast track affect it ?
Any screenshots? Iād be interested to read about that
no didnāt take any at the time and too lazy to go out and find them, basically they all follow the same pattern, illegal to use on roads, pavements, cycle lanes etc so have been seized from the owners and advice given to rest of the public that can only be used on private land if itās not one of the rental scooters on the areas trailing them
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Well more info would have been useful to put it in context
Hereās a quote I found from the link I posted earlier in the thread ā¦
I donāt need to post any more context itās quite clear, illegal to use on public roads, footpaths and cycle lanes, itās about as clear as needed to be
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Then why do so many people ride them without getting into bother ?
Iām not getting into that, thatās for the police to answer
The answer is theyāre tolerated unless you ride like an idiot
With Halfords and John Lewis etc selling them they will inevitably be more popular
Along with the corona virus less people will use public transport when possible
The incident your referring to, where in the uk was it ?
Good video here ā¦
All of those stores sell with clear and bold warnings theyāre for use on private land only
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Theyāre known by a number of names.
Number plates
Vehicle Registration Plates
Colloquially theyāre known as Reg Plates.
The combination of the letters and numbers on it is officially known as or referred to as the Index or the Vehicle Registration Mark
Theyāre possibly known by other names I donāt recall at the moment.
But in the UK, theyāre never license plates for the reasons @Ordog mentions.
Itās all about priorities. With a finite police force and infinite levels of idiocy, what do you want them to deal with?
The GBH, the domestic incident, the missing child, the sexual offenceā¦ or many more worthy incidents? Or should they rid the roads of the devices that are a potential solution to urban mobility whilst addressing congestion and environmental issues?
If youāre not an idiot and youāre not in central London, thereās less chance youāll be stopped on one of these.
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Well yes theyād have to by law
How many of those hundreds which sell each week are actually Ridden on private property?
Lime seems to have started testing their software or something as you can see the scooter icon in their app, though when you zoom in there are only bikes available to hire.
I used one of their ebikes last Sunday and wasnāt happy riding it, it was in terrible state of disrepair making the ride uncomfortable, letās hope they maintain their scooters betterā¦ (and expansion to the east would be nice too).
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