E bikes in Portugal.

Common sense at last.
These big e scooters can do 40 mph on an incline especially with 2 hefty teenagers up.

They thunder quietly along the pavements, earpods in, oblivious to their surroundings.
No registration plates or insurance.
Very few under 20s walk anywhere, these days
 
The only thing I can find is that the same regulations apply as in the uk. The Portuguese authorities may be targeting those who choose to ignore the law and have machines that are not restricted to 25kph and a motor exceeding 250kw power. Such machines are subject to the same requirements as mopeds - insurance etc is required.
We have a problem with those irresponsible types here but nothing is done about it.
 
We saw loads this trip to France, and perhaps because we didn't do city's they were indeed quite quick, but they all we quite responsible, as were the cyclists and motor scooter riders.

I shall now wash my mouth out with soap and water.
 
Topmast said:
As from 20 June this year a lot of e bikes and e scooters in Portugal will be subject to compulsory third party insurance just be aware as the police love to impose fines.
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I think that third party liability is normally included in bike insurance, but I'm pretty sure our four e-bikes are not insured at all.
However, the house insurance does cover third party liability. It excludes claims related to motor vehicles, but e-bikes don't count as motor vehicles.
I suspect that most people live somewhere that has house insurance, but I'm not sure if tenants get third party liability cover by default. Landlords do!
 
It's a bit odd that they require insurance but not registration.
My e-bike doesn't need any sort of registration plate, but my tiny 249 grammes drone has to have the operator's ID emblazoned on it.
In years to come drones will be required to have a digital ID beacon.
 
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