More than 80 people were inured by e-scooter collisions in Hampshire last year as concerns around riders knowing the Highway Code continue.

Some 81 casualties were caused by e-scooter collisions as recorded by Hampshire Constabulary in 2023, according to recent figures from the Department for Transport.

This is down from 96 the year before, but an increase from 17 in 2020, when records began.

Voi – which runs the official rental service in the city – has banned 59 users for repeated misuse since the scooters arrived in Southampton in 2021.

The figure above regarding casualties in Hampshire also contains those caused by private e-scooters, in addition to the officially-licensed scheme.

The figures are revealed as debates continues in Southampton about the use of e-scooters.

There are also concerns on what can be done when e-scooter users break the rules of the road.

Councillor Peter Baillie pressed the council in a meeting as he brought up concerns that riders do not have a strong enough knowledge of the Highway Code.

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Cllr Baillie said: “We know cars break the rules.

“We know cyclists break the rules and they break the rules in big numbers but it just seems that the number of scooters who don’t have any idea on the Highway Code seems to be a far greater percentage than cars or even cyclists.

“Apart from the regulation, which is nationally, what are you going to do locally to actually try and enforce this because it is getting like a plague?”

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Cllr Eamonn Keogh, cabinet member for environment and transport, explained that enforcement was a police matter.

He said: “There is a perception issue.

“We accept sometimes drivers breaking the rules and therefore because it is not an issue for us we ignore it.”

He said the council continued to work with police to target anti-social behaviour, with more cycle lanes being built to encourage cyclists and e-scooter users to feel confident to ride on the roads rather than on the pavement.

Across Britain, there were 1,387 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters last year, a fall from 1,502 in 2022.

This is however a significant jump from 484 in 2020, when records began.