More and more French are turning to new mobile solutions electric for movement. Electric scooters, unicycles, motorized skateboards… They can all be an item new additional provisions from 2023. Indeed, the draft law of the deputies of the LR aimed at registration of personal motorized vehicles (EDMT) can achieve a maximum speed over 15 km/h arises in the National Assembly. Then its application will be corrected as of January 1, 2023.

As a reminder, EDPM registration already applies to vehicles whose maximum speed from the beginning exceeds 25 km/h.

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Be able to quickly identify the user

The purpose of this new event: to have the opportunity easier to identify the owner cars in case non-compliance with traffic rules or an accident. It would also be easier to report treated or unconfined EDPM. They are responsible hundreds of accidents every year and about ten deaths. In France, electric scooters are the most democratized alternative to cycling (electric or not).

First of all, there are more owners of these small EDPMs, which are cheaper to buy and which tend to meet the requirements of standard urban use. Therefore, here you can find a potential excess profit…

If electric scooters and other motorized devices are equipped with a plate, they must also be registered in a database accessible to law enforcement agencies. We remind you insurance is already mandatory for example for electric scooters. In short, real vehicles!

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Impact on prices?

There are still doubts about how to apply this measure. Of course, on the condition that it will be accepted. If nothing has been determined at the time of writing, we can legitimately speculate about a disaster scenario. It will definitely take plan an additional budget for your EDPM registration. Future gear can be sold outright with the plate and accompanying registration fee, but this should increase the initial bids. Not exactly ideal to convince the French to prefer soft methods of travel.

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Are electric bikes spared?

If the bicycle does not have to be registered, electric bicycle should also be succumbed to the yoke of this new measure. Always in an optician where it will be approved. The vast majority of electric bicycles have the maximum auxiliary speed is not less than 25 km/h. Much higher than the design 15 km/h.

Also, electric bikes that have reference speed over 25 km/h are considered as mopeds and must already be registered.

Penalty for lack of registration

If the law were adopted, the owner of the unregistered EDPM would be is punishable by a fine of up to 135 eurosincreased to 750 euros. With repeated relapses, it can increase up to 3750 euros. You still need to find a place to put the plate. While the solution may seem obvious on scooters, it may be more difficult for a hoverboard, skateboard or unicycle…