E-scooter hire schemes to be rolled out in London from June

To improve safety, speeds will be capped at 12.5mph and the scooters will not work in royal parks

Londoners can legally use e-scooters on public roads next month - but only slowly. E-scooters will be limited to a maximum of 12.5mph, 3mph slower than in the rest of the UK, when rental scheme trials start on 7 June.

The schemes will only operate in a few parts of central, south and west London as the capital prioritises safety. Three operators - Tier, Lime and Dott - have been chosen by Transport for London (TfL) to run the trial service.