Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.

https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Thoughts on this folks?

Comments

#32 06-05-2021 10:32AM

bk

Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: November 2002

Posts: 23447

Del2005 wrote: »

I've seen plenty of people using "e-scooters" that are more like a step through motorbike than a scooter. One I saw had square section tyres as wide as some cars and the rider was sitting on a seat leaving me for dead in a 60km/h zone, a neighbour has one with a seat that can do 45km/h.

Under EU legislation, vehicles like this aren't considered e-scooters and are instead considered "mopeds" and fall under Category L1e-B “moped” and as such need driving license, insurance, etc. like any other moped.

The EU considers EU e-scooters to have up to 250W power, 25km/h top speed and no seat.

0