Start date set for motorbike roadworthiness tests in France The introduction of compulsory testing will be staggered and will also apply to mopeds and licence-free cars
Launch date set for obligatory CT tests for motorbikes in France Scooters, trikes and roadgoing quads over 50cc, including the Citroen Ami, are also concerned
Mechanics not ready to test motorbikes for French contrôle technique Some testing centres are still in the dark about next year’s roadworthiness checks for two-wheelers France-Italy travel disruption, e-scooter ban: 7 French travel updates Low turnout as Paris says ‘non’ to electric scooters France raises minimum age for using an electric scooter
French motorbike contrôle technique requirement to start in 2023 The new law - which has been strongly opposed by bikers across the country - will also cover mopeds and appeared in the government’s legal publication, Le Journal officiel on August 11
Macron suspends new motorbike contrôle technique requirement in France This announcement comes just one day after a decree was published in the government’s legal publication Le Journal officiel and met with considerable opposition from motorbike riders across France
Electric scooters temporarily banned from Champs-Elysées The ban will last until July 31, and is ‘due to an increase in inappropriate behaviour’, the police said, days after the Paris mairie reduced the capital’s speed limit to 30kph
Paris reviews banning rental e-scooters after pedestrian death Contracts with providers are being re-evaluated following the death of a woman hit by an e-scooter in June
Motorbikes in France to be subject to contrôles techniques from 2023 The checks will be introduced due to an EU directive after a two-year postponement and will also apply to scooters. Biking federations have condemned the move as a ‘money making’ scheme
Paris street parking fees set to rise 50% and motorbikes must pay too The changes are part of wider reforms that aim to encourage vehicles to park underground to free up space in the street
Man fined for travelling at 98kph on e-scooter in south of France The electric kick scooter had been modified so it was able to travel almost four times faster than normal
French police arrest man riding electric scooter at 57kph The 49-year-old also tested positive for cannabis, was wearing headphones and was not using the designated cycle lane
New laws and changes in France: July 2020 New travel rules, caps on bank fees, payment of bills in newsagents, new rules for electromagnetic wave devices, cigarette packet costs, and “smooth” gas prices - here’s what changes in France from today (July 1).
Tourists to France becoming major users of e-scooters Tourists in French cities are some of the most-common users of for-hire electric scooters, with the transport method fast “becoming part of the landscape” for foreign visitors, a study has found. Scooter permits and driving issues in France No parking fee for scooters in Paris French e-scooter users ‘must be licensed and insured’
Paris bans electric scooter pavement parking Electric scooters are no longer permitted to be parked or left on pavements in Paris, and must now use parking spaces in the same way as motorbikes. New French law on e-scooters ‘Throw scooters in sea’ game causes alarm in Marseille First e-scooter death in France Man dies in first fatal scooter road crash in Paris Helmets optional on bikes or scooters, France votes
Police in France put electric scooters on trial Officers in one town will test two specially designed trottinettes for three months
France to ban electric scooters from pavements Electric foot scooters - or trottinettes - will no longer be permitted to ride on pedestrian pavements in France, ministers have confirmed, as part of a new set of laws on similar transport methods.
French e-scooter share scheme halted after one month Service suspended to allow time for consultation with authorities in Bordeaux
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May motorbikes ‘weave in and out’ of traffic? Is it legal for motorbikes or scooters to weave in and out of traffic? I am told it is only ‘tolerated’ and in the case of an accident the insurance firm may not pay out. I.S.
Paris e-scooter share scheme is European first US-based start-up sets sights on Europe, starting with French capital
Does green bonus apply to scooters? Does the ‘bonus’ available off the price of an eco-friendly car also apply to scooters? S.C.