How much Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) can I bring into United Kingdom?
Restricted
You can bring Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) into United Kingdom only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
On the plane
Airline differences
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Powered transporters — information sheet: guidance on powered transporters GOV.UK — Department for Transport
Questions about Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) in United Kingdom
- Do I have to declare personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) at United Kingdom customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to United Kingdom customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) in United Kingdom?
- Under Travellers' Allowances Order 1994, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. The normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, section 167, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence; the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) to United Kingdom instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.
- Can I take personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) out of United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom publishes no separate rule for taking personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the United Kingdom limit for personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force states it in Powered transporters — information sheet: guidance on powered transporters. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Any person who uses a powered transporter on a public road or other prohibited space in breach of the law is committing a criminal offence and can be prosecuted.”
- How does United Kingdom compare with other countries on personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike)?
- Of the 19 countries covered here, 0 prohibit personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike), 7 limit it and 12 let it through. United Kingdom is among the more permissive.
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Powered transporters — information sheet: guidance on powered transporters · verified 2026-09-19
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — The Travellers' Allowances Order 1994 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — The Travellers' Allowances Order 1994 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Powered transporters — information sheet: guidance on powered transporters · verified 2026-09-19
Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) / Border Force — Powered transporters — information sheet: guidance on powered transporters · verified 2026-09-19