I believe they have changed the rules to be more permissive in a number of counties in the UK as way of a pilot:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/16/electric-sc...

> But the scooters, which are already in widespread, if unlawful, use across the UK, will initially only be allowed in four “future transport zones”: Portsmouth and Southampton; the West of England Combined Authority (WECA); Derby and Nottingham; and the West Midlands.