Scooters, because the license plate system isn’t taking off

Delays forlicense plate requirement e insurance coverage sui electric scooters that circulate in Italia. He states it Assoutientswhich underlines how the novelty expected for a long time will most likely be postponed to the next one April.

Il ministerial decree no. 250 of the Mit published in the Official Journal on 13 November, following the reform of Traffic Laws of December 2024, regulates the methods of issuing, requesting and issuing identification marks of scooters with predominantly electric propulsion and the selling price of the same labels – explains Assoutenti – the cost of the license plate is fixed in 8,66 euroof which 5.03 euros for the production cost, 1.11 euros for VAT, 2.52 euros as the share of the increase intended for the activities financed by the art. 208, paragraph 2, Highway Code (training, signs, road safety).

How to get a scooter license plate

The decree establishes that, after making the required payment through the system PagoPato issue the license plate the owner of the electric scooter must access a specific one telematic platforma platform which, however, has not yet become operational, despite the deadlines set by the same decree having expired.

The MIT provision in fact provides that “With a subsequent decree of the Director General of the General Directorate for Motorisation, to be adopted within 90 days of the entry into force of this decree, the operating mode of the telematic platform for the request and issuance of identification mark“. L’mandatory license plate and insurance for scooters, thus, it will most likely slide ad Aprilconsidering that decree no. 250 of the MIT recognizes further information from the launch of the telematic platform 60 days to the owners of the scooters to comply with the new provisions – says Assoutenti.

The insurance obligation and its coverage

And delay no small feat, if we consider that according to the new Highway Code “Scooters with predominantly electric propulsion cannot be put into circulation if they are not covered by thethird party civil liability insurance provided for by article 2054 of the civil code”. Only after the entry into force of the plate, therefore, will theinsurance obligation for scooters – Assoutenti further analyzes – one coverage which concerns i damages to third parties incurred while riding the scooter, such as injuries to pedestrians or cyclists o damage to other vehiclesand whose cost varies from 25 to 150 euros per yeardepending on the type of policy and additional guarantees chosen.

Expected sanctions

In case of failure to comply with thelicense plate or insurance requirementthe owner of the scooter incurs a sanction what’s up come on 100 you have 400 euros.