An e-scooter which was being used illegally by a delivery service has been seized by police. 

Great Yarmouth Police issued a warning about the illegal use of electric scooters after the incident in Bradwell on Monday morning.

The e-scooter was seized after it was spotted being ridden on the pavement and the rider was issued with a traffic offence report for having no insurance or licence.

The seizure took place following a verbal warning from the officer to the same business and employees about e-scooter use only a few days earlier. 

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A spokesman for the police said: “We’ve received several complaints recently about an increase in illegal e-scooter usage across Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, including for the purposes of delivery of goods or services.

“It's still not possible to get insurance for privately owned e-scooters, which means it is illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces.

"We don’t want to keep having to take these away from people, so we’d urge the public and businesses to do their research before they think about spending their money on one.”