Legislation changes in Ireland signed of at the tail end of last year confirm that electric bike and electric scooter riders will not be forced to have mandatory insurance, as other vehicle classes do and that e-scooters are now road legal. By law, an electric bike remains, legally speaking, a bicycle (unless it can be assisted beyond […]
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister of State Jack Chambers T.D. welcome the commencement of new regulations under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 for e-scooters and e-bikes/e-mopeds into Irish legislation. From 20th May, regulations that set out new legal and safe technical parameters and usage of e-scooters and e-bikes will come […]
In 2023, the Government approved legislation so electric scooters could be regulated and used publicly. Electric scooters are still technically illegal to use in public places as the regulations haven’t been enacted. In this article you’ll find out why electric scooters are technically still illegal for use in public, what legislation has been approved and […]
