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Hereford & Worcester,3 mins

E-Scooter crackdown in Worcestershire

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"It may look like a good form of transport - but it's not legal!" That's the message from West Mercia Police - who say they're concerned about growing numbers of people who are now using e-scooters to get to work. The Government has announced that the e-scooters 'trial' - which has been running for the last four years in 50 parts of the country - has been extended until May 2026. But the police say it's causing problems in areas like Worcestershire, especially around factories where people are using them as a form of cheap transport. It seems that many people who use them are foreign workers for whom, back home, the devices are perfectly legal.

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