Originally Posted by
sevenhills
Hi
The only thing that worries me about riding a non-legal bike, is will any action affect my driving licience.
S
Sevenhills,
Are regulations and documentation concerning licensing of vehicles online? If so, I'd search through those and have some information in hand, then confirm with the licensing authority directly. UK online e-bike vendors advertise that their products don't require licensing or insurance. You might contact one of those retailers by e-mail and ask them if they can provide a cite to regulations and statutes that exempt those e-bikes that meet EU standards (partial list below, there are some additional restrictions that limit the voltage and weight of the motor--all to keep legal e-bikes low speed).
* Continuous motor output is maximum 250W
* Motor can only assist when pedals are being used to pedal, i.e. moving in "forward" direction
* Motor output must gradually be reduced to zero when the e-bike approach a speed of 25
km/h
* Motor output must stop when brakes are used
Good luck.