Filenews 18 September 2025
Serious concerns about the implementation of legislation concerning personal mobility devices and in particular electric scooters were expressed today at the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport.
As it was found, the current legislation remains essentially inactive, creating problems both in the safety of users and in the protection of other citizens moving on the road network.
After the session, DIKO MP, Chrysanthos Savvidis, described the current situation as "extremely problematic", underlining that there is no mechanism for controlling and marking the devices. "Unfortunately, the legislation we passed is inactive," he said, attributing the problem to the lack of staff in the Municipalities and the absence of a registration system, as a result of which it is not known who uses the scooters in case of violations.
According to the data he presented, in the last two years, 1,592 complaints were recorded by the Police, mainly for the use of electric scooters on roads where the permitted speed exceeds 30 km/h, which is prohibited by law.
Mr. Savvidis also noted that only two Municipalities have defined areas in which the use of scooters is allowed, while often even the Police are unaware if an area is licensed. "In general, there is a scream," he stressed.
As he mentioned, the Transport Committee is still in the "embryonic stage" of working on possible changes to the legal framework, with the aim of ensuring a balance between mobility and road safety. "We want mobility, but on the other hand we want to ensure that there is also security. Unfortunately, this thing, with what we have seen and heard so far, does not exist," he concluded.
