ta read that, one ta but it didnt come to a full fact felt conclusion.

The OP was caught in a bus lane. These have always been for buses plus such other vehicles as the relevant traffic order permits. In most places this meand taxis and pedal cycles as well. Some places, notably Bristol and parts of the TfL road network in London, have allowed motor bikes as well.

Cycle tracks were someting different (I'm thinking the sort of thing that sometimes ran alongside arterial roads upgraded in the fifties/sixties). Those allowed pedal bikes and mopeds defined as under 50cc - at the time put-put machines like the velo Solex.

Modern mopeds/scooters, even those restricted to thirty, are a different cup of tea.

200 watts bicycle and 250 watts if it’s a tandem or tricycle this could be what is ment by 250 watts in eu directive ??

ONCE again confusion lol.

taken from .gov website

In Great Britain, if you’re 14 or over you don’t need a licence to ride electric bikes that meet certain requirements, and they don’t need to be registered, taxed or insured.

Electric bikes meeting the requirements are called ‘electrically assisted pedal cycles’ ( EAPCs ). They can be 2-wheeled bicycles, tandems or tricycles.

The requirements are:

• the bike must have pedals that can be used to propel it
• the electric motor shouldn’t be able to propel the bike when it’s travelling more than 15mph
• the bike (including its battery but not the rider) must not be heavier than 40 kilograms ( kg ) if it’s a bicycle, or 60kg if it’s a tandem or tricycle
• the motor shouldn’t have a maximum power output of more than 200 watts if it’s a bicycle and 250 watts if it’s a tandem or tricycle
• the bike must have a plate showing the manufacturer, the nominal voltage of the battery, and the motor’s power output

If a bike meets the EAPC requirements it’s classed as a normal pedal bike. This means you can ride it on cycle paths and anywhere else pedal bikes are allowed.

Well I couldnt get out of the fine so there goes the money for the steam cleaner I was going to hire to clean my house :(

ps the letters are big because I cut and pasted and counldnt see how I could make them smaller on this site.