The electric scooter circulation certificate is a document
that certifies that the device, legally considered as a personal mobility
vehicle, complies with the technical application requirements, in accordance
with national and international technical regulations.
Last November 2020, Royal Decree 970/2020, of November 10,
which modifies the General Traffic Regulations, approved by Royal Decree
1428/2003, of November 21, and the General Vehicle Regulations, approved by
Royal Decree 2822/1998, of December 23, on urban traffic measures.
The new document approved by the State emphasizes the need
to reduce the accident rate in urban areas, being aware of the shared use of
the roads that motor vehicles, bicycles, personal mobility vehicles and
pedestrians currently have. .
In this context, the new Royal Decree defines and regulates,
among others, new regulations to be taken into account by users of personal
mobility vehicles (VMP), such as the electric scooter circulation certificate.
How to obtain the certificate of circulation of the
electric scooter
According to the online price comparison website Idealo,
which we talked about in our article on how to save money using technology ,
between January 2019 and 2020 sales of electric scooters grew by 1,021% in
Spain.
The number of companies that stand dedicated to their
manufacture and the stores or retailers in which they are distributed have also
increased considerably.
The growing number of users of electric scooters in our
cities, as well as of other personal mobility vehicles, has brought with it the
need to apply traffic regulations in the same way as was done for other
vehicles. For the safety of users of this type of device, the technical
categorization of these vehicles is also required, in order to avoid their
indiscriminate marketing and ignorance of the technical characteristics of the
vehicle being used.
The certificate of circulation of the electric scooter is a
document issued by "a competent third party designated by the autonomous
body Central Traffic Headquarters", as stated in the new regulations,
which must be requested by the manufacturers of the VMP, importers or
representatives who have in Spain . In this way, when acquiring their device
with the corresponding circulation certificate, users have the certainty that
it meets the technical requirements legally required.
Therefore, obtaining the certificate of circulation of the
electric scooter is inherent to the purchase of the same , that is, it will be
provided by the distributor or manufacturer at the time of purchase.
Those users who have purchased the device without said
document, can request it by providing the technical sheet , where all the
characteristics of the vehicle appear, stamped by the manufacturer . If you do
not have it, you can request it from the dealer where it was purchased or
directly from the manufacturer, providing the frame number of the scooter.
If you do not have any document and cannot get it, as we
mentioned, you can also request the homologation of the device, although,
sometimes, it can be more expensive than buying a new scooter.
According to Royal Decree 970/2020, the obligation to have
the certificate of circulation of the electric scooter for its circulation and
identification "will apply 24 months after the publication of the manual
of characteristics of personal mobility vehicles in the Official Gazette of the
Condition".
However, although it is not yet mandatory, it is advisable
to take it into account to initiate the necessary procedures to obtain it, in
case it is not available, or request it from the distributor or manufacturer,
in case you are going to acquire a device of these characteristics soon.
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