MEDICAL experts and police have joined forces to urge parents not to gift e-bikes and e-scooters to children after an “alarming” rise in injuries.

The warning comes as the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Govan reported more than 30 cases of children — ranging in age from seven to 15 — needing treatment for injuries  including major head trauma, broken femurs, chest injuries, and severe lacerations.

The figure dwarfs the four recorded over the same period in 2024, and comes despite a ban on under-14s riding e-bikes in Scotland and privately-owned e-scooters being banned from roads, cycle lanes, pavements and public spaces.

RHC’s major trauma co-ordinator Mark Lilley said: “The rise in injuries this year is alarming.

“A fall at speed can cause life-changing head or brain injuries. We’ve seen the trauma these accidents bring to families, and we strongly urge parents to reconsider before buying one.”

Warning that e-bike and e-scooters on public roads faced being seized, Police Scotland’s Sergeant Paul Mellis added: “I’d urge parents and carers to consider the dangers e-scooters and e-bikes present before purchasing one for a child this Christmas.”