Delivery Services: Robots

(asked on 15th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what vehicle type are pavement delivery robots classified as in legislation.


Answered by
Simon Lightwood Portrait
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 21st May 2026

The Government does not have any involvement, and has not approved, any pavement delivery robot operations in the UK.

The Government recognises that the current legal framework does not provide the certainty businesses need to invest, which is why we have committed to introduce a new Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle category to regulate micromobility vehicles, including pavement robots, when parliamentary time allows.

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