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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

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Low turnout as Paris says ‘non’ to electric scooters

Self-service e-scooters are set to disappear from Paris’ streets by September after a referendum at the weekend

France raises minimum age for using an electric scooter

Electric scooters are a divisive issue and a referendum is being held in Paris on Sunday over whether to ban self-service ones

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

No parking fee for scooters in Paris

Scooter riders and motor-cyclists will not have a to pay a fee to park in Paris after the city council rejected a proposal by a centre-right councillor.

Man dies in first fatal scooter road crash in Paris

Paris police are investigating the first ever fatal road accident involving an electric scooter in the capital after a 25-year-old man died in a collision with a van this week.

Helmets optional on bikes or scooters, France votes

Helmets will continue to be optional for riders of push bikes and electric scooters in France, after the Assemblée Nationale voted this week against making them compulsory.

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

Make sense of... Riding a scooter

Running a scooter can be an ideal way to be mobile – especially if you live in a city

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.

Scooters

Start date set for motorbike roadworthiness tests in France

Launch date set for obligatory CT tests for motorbikes in France

Mechanics not ready to test motorbikes for French contrôle technique

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