On January 2, 2026, I aspired to put some order with electric scooters. At least, the order understood as the DGT understands it. And on that date, all electric scooters They had to begin to comply with a series of conditions. They would have been sold as new or were electric scooters that are already in the hands of users.
Now, the DGT has confirmed that this will not be possible. In order to apply the new regulations, it is necessary to a Royal Decree that has not been approved and that, as of December 23, 2025, it will be impossible for it to arrive in time for the new year. Despite this, Traffic reminds us that it is mandatory to have insurance for it, which will have to be active before the end of January of next year.
So… what has been approved and what is mandatory?
No insurance at the moment
From 2024all electric scooters sold in Spain have a certificate that includes the technical characteristics of the electric scooter. This certification serves agents to verify whether or not said personal mobility vehicle complies with the technical characteristics for which it was created.
And it must be taken into account that an agent can stop an electric scooter but they are also being done controls in some cities. In bliss plate Data such as the maximum speed at which it can circulate must therefore be reflected.
In addition, the DGT had to have a VMP registry ready so that anyone who had a vehicle of this type could register their electric scooter. This forces those who have a vehicle of this type before 2024 to have to send the electric scooter to one of the laboratories accredited by the DGT. It will certify that the vehicle is not modified and confirm that it meets the permitted technical conditions.
This registration will be a kind of registration for electric scooters and every new scooter sold in our country must be registered. The intention was to leave this possibility to the private customer until 2027, but they were going to be forced to have civil liability insurance as of January 2, 2026. This left them on the verge of having to “homologize” the electric scooter no matter what.
However, the DGT has today published a clarifying note in which it states the following:
“The Council of Ministers, taking into account the urgency of the processing of the aforementioned Royal Decree, agreed on November 18, 2025, to process it urgently. Although the hearing and public information procedures have already been completed, its approval will not be possible before next January 2”
Without this Royal Decree approved, the DGT confirms that there is no legal basis to be able to demand from users registration and insurance of the electric scooter. They assure that “the technical development for the registration of VMPs is already completed” but that without the regulations that regulate this approved, they will not be able to demand these two requirements from January 2, 2026.
Therefore, electric scooter users will not have to have insurance for their electric scooters as of January 2, 2026. But, in addition, Traffic does not indicate from what date they expect this change to be active. They only specify that it is mandatory to have insurance as of January 26, 2026 for those personal mobility vehicles with a weight greater than 25 kg and a speed greater than 14 km/h.
Electric scooters are considered light personal mobility vehicles and, therefore, insurance will not be required. At least for the moment.
Photo | Volodymyr Dobrovolskyy
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