Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond has thrown her support behind a campaign to highlight the risk people with sight loss face from e-scooters.

Ms Drummond met up with the charity Guide Dogs at Conservative Party conference to discuss the problem with the machines that remain largely illegal on Britain’s roads, except for a few trial areas.

Research by Guide Dogs found that three quarters of people with sight loss, who have encountered an e-scooter, have already reported having a negative experience.

Half who encountered an e-scooter have changed their behaviour because of them, including not going to some parts of their town, changing their regular routes and shortening trips outside to reduce their risk of encountering e-scooters.

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Ms Drummond said: “This issue of these fast, almost silent machines on pavements and on our roads is very much emerging in this country and I share concerns about their use for everyone, not least for those who have sight loss.

"The Government has indicated that the upcoming Transport Bill will legalise private e-scooters for the first time, and this means we must do more to raise awareness and improve their safe use.

“There is no doubt more and more people are being injured by them and the riders themselves are also getting hurt. I do support the concerns of charities like Guide Dogs.

“I will speak to ministers about how the safety of those who are vulnerable can be best safeguarded if e-scooters become legal everywhere.”