Public transport operators are to prohibit the carriage of e-scooters for safety reasons and to help prevent the risk of combustion on board buses and trains. This includes those that can be folded or carried, according to a guidance document published today by the National Transport Authority (NTA).
E-scooters, not e-bikes or mobility scooters- restricted from early October
The restriction will take effect in early October. It will apply to e-scooters but not e-bikes or mobility scooters.
E-scooters are a relatively new product and were unregulated in Ireland until earlier this year. The quality control of their construction is therefore not as mature or well developed as e-bikes and mobility scooters, which have been regulated for longer. The tested batteries of e-bikes and mobility scooters do not pose the same level of risk.
The restriction is subject to periodic review by the NTA and the transport operators.
