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There's nothing wrong with us! There isn't any class for e-bikes to even enter into the SVA scheme in the UK. The lowest possible entry point is the Low Powered Moped class, soon to be L1e-A once the new type approval legislation is fully in place which will not be before January 2017...

While very true, I can see no chance of this changing since rhe present law is gradually becoming an old world standard: Originating in Japan, the EU including the UK now, our Crown Protectorates, Singapore, and Australia have adopted it and China is phasing it in. The problem as I see it is...

No chance! :) Restrictions they are good at, easements are just not in UK government repertoire. .

I agree, the DfT seem to think SVA accords with Type Approval to satisfy the EU. But that is bonkers, considering that they admit that their ruling that a throttle equipped pedelec is still an EAPC if type approved is not valid elsewhere in the EU. If its not valid, which it certainly isn't...

The position isn't crystal clear. If you use the link below and check pages 2 and 3, you'll see that type approval is needed and a mention is made that individuals can seek SVA for one offs. So the DfT view is that one must seek single vehicle approval if an independent throttle is fitted and...

It is here in the UK too, but not acted on for those under 16 and particularly when much younger as in this case. If the account is to be believed, it was the loss of control that was the key, and that would have been equally dangerous on the road. And anyway, Singapore is insanely legalistic...

I don't think his age had any relevance, after all, the same age kids ride bikes everywhere and are capable of the same speeds. The opened throttle was probably the problem. If it had been a legal pedelec, only power when pedalling, there might not have been a problem for him since it would...

Two suitable step-throughs on the link below, both within your budget. The Tempo has the lower battery you requested, while the Liberty is Dutch styled for comfort and practicality with a full chaincase but higher battery. Kudos Cycles .

I don't think it matters much, so long as it works in the way I indicated to protect against predatory adults. However, I see nothing wrong in the younger ages of consent in Mainland Europe, since all those countries with the lower ages suffer far fewer early pregnancies than we do. So it...

I can't remember seeing anyone campaigning for that. I don't think 13 to 15 year olds take much notice of the law in this area anyway so wouldn't campaign. They just go ahead and do what they want to do, judging by the early pregnancies that sometimes occur. Nor do I see them being punished...

That's exactly what Cyclezee said, only saying duty instead of tariffs. Both are the same thing, they are set up as tariffs in the trade agreements but charged as duty by HMRC when monitoring imports and exports . .

Agreed about what the situation was, but since then those other countries have often overtaken us, sometimes in almost all respects and very often in standards of living. Our lack of co-operation and insisting on doing differently has been a disbenefit for the UK public at large. I don't...

No, I wouldn't twist the facts and they are all checkable online. There's no "if" about it, our record in this area has been terrible. The politicians are playing catch-up now and are sometimes in the lead as with gay marriage. But cynic that I am, I think that's as much due to the...

I agree, and in fact think the UK public were tricked into joining too. As a supporter of the EU project I don't mind the outcome of course, but I hate the methods that got us in and that still get us to stay in as much as you do. .

No worries there, very moderate. In my later unpowered cycling days at up to 67 years, my first five mile climb from home to the top of the North Downs would get my rate to about 150 at the summit, but on stopping it quickly dropped to its usual rest rate of 48. Now in my eightieth year I'm...

This first part of your post that I've quoted I agree with as true, but why blame it on the EU when it's so clear that our leaders in all parties are so determined that we are kept in. The EU's part in this is that they are co-operating with that wish, isn't that what we'd always want them to...

That is absolutely not true, homosexuality being illegal in the UK before 1967 was almost unique in the Western world. Nor was it true that 1967 brought emancipation for gays. All that did was permit those over 21 and my gay friends had to wait until 1995 for that to be reduced to a still...

Best not try to run the lead acid and Li-ion in parallel coupled together, it could cause trouble. Two li-ions can be used in that way, so long as they are charged separately to the same level, but it's usually safest in both cases to run each battery separately, swapping battery or connections...

I don't have that faith, since we've always done so badly in the "care" of UK governments. Prior to the EU membership we had the example of the USA's standards which were so much better than ours in those days, but not being bound in any tangible way to them, we didn't benefit. It's been the...

I did give two specifics as proof! Old age pensions and school meals, only altered since we were so far out of step with our EU partners that our governments were shamed into improving both, by campaigners using our common membership as a lever. I could also bore you with examples of European...