A Peterborough city councillor is calling for a public-awareness push and tougher enforcement after illegal use of privately owned e-scooters was described as “increasingly normalised”. Ivelina Banyalieva, Conservative councillor for the Paston and Walton ward, said she has seen parents taking children to school on e-scooters and workers commuting on them. Her motion asks Cambridgeshire Police for clarity on how officers respond when scooter lawbreaking is spotted, and calls for more visible enforcement at known hotspots. It also targets people on pavements, warning that children, elderly residents and people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable when e-scooters are used illegally. Between April 2025 and March 2026, Cambridgeshire Police seized more than 450 e-scooters, seized 126 e-bikes and issued about 180 fines. In the UK, privately owned e-scooters can only be used on private land. Rental e-scooters, run as part of approved government trials such as Cambridge’s Voi scheme, are legal. The motion includes plans to send a safety notice to every school and college for parents, carers, pupils and students, and to work with employers to distribute the same warning to employees, especially where e-scooters are used for commuting. Police have previously said illegal riders can face a £300 fine, six penalty points and seizure of the vehicle. PC AJ Boddington from the force’s casualty reduction team said officers have visited 75 schools over the past year to highlight the risks. Council officers said enforcement responsibility lies with the police, who already run awareness campaigns. The motion is due to be debated at a full meeting of Peterborough City Council on Wednesday.