Let’s tell you what it is and the new mandatory registration of electric scooters or VMP, a new norm with which the Government of Spain intends to begin to control those who circulate on our streets. This is a rule for all owners of Personal Mobility Vehicles, and failure to comply with it can result in penalties of up to 800 euros.
In addition to registering scooters, these vehicles They must have mandatory insurance of civil liability. With this, the aim is to protect users and possible victims of accidents, making the world of electric scooters finally begin to be regularized.
Who is affected by this rule?
This new norm affects all electric scooter driversboth those that are considered light personal vehicles and those that are motor vehicles. These are the minimum characteristics from which your scooter will be affected.
- Scooters weighing more than 25 kilos.
- Scooters whose speed exceed 14 km/h.
From 2024, only scooters of this type can be marketed. If you have a different scooter, then you will only be able to continue riding with it until the January 22, 2027. From then on
How to register your electric scooter
To register your electric scooter you will have two methods. First you have the possibility of doing it on the official website of the DGT, whose address is headquarters.dgt.gob.es. You can also call the toll-free number 060where you will be helped with the registration process.
When registering your scooter, These are the data that you are going to have to provide:
- Owner details: You will have to give your personal information, and if it is a minor, those of their legal guardian.
- Certificate and serial number: Your scooter has a serial number and certificate number, as unique identifiers, and this is what you will have to provide.
- Technical sheet: You will have to submit the characteristics of the vehicle with its technical sheet.
- Pay the fee: The amount has not yet been specified, but you will have to pay an administrative fee.
From January 22, 2024, only VMPs that have this type of license can be sold. circulation certificate. These have a unique and permanent factory marking, which is what identifies your electric scooter, like an identity card.
If you have a VMP that does not have a circulation certificateyou can continue using it until January 22, 2027but after this date you will no longer be able to circulate with them. That is, until then you must also register them and obtain mandatory insurance.
When you register your scooter you can acquire a vital item an identification label that you will always have to carry in the VMPin the identifier holder designated for this purpose that your electric scooter will have. Come on, this label always has to be on the skate.
You also need insurance
Just registering your scooter is not enough. You also need take out compulsory civil liability insurance. Thus, in the event that there is an accident, both you as the user and the other person who may have been injured will be protected by it.
Here, it will be your responsibility to choose the insurer you want and proceed to contract this civil liability insurance.
If you don’t comply there will be a fine
If your scooter is not registered, identified and you do not have the mandatory insurance, the same as would happen with a car or motorcycle, you will have a fine of between 202 and 800 euros. The amount of the fine will depend on the type of violation.
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