La Seu d'Urgell adopts strict e‑scooter ordinance with fines up to €500

The town council of La Seu d'Urgell has approved and brought into force a new ordinance regulating electric scooters, establishing fines of up to €500 for breaches. The rule was definitively adopted at the most recent plenary after the period for objections and the municipality has begun distributing an informational leaflet to households explaining the changes.

The ordinance requires scooters to circulate only on the carriageway and always in the direction of traffic; riding on sidewalks, pedestrian zones and loading/unloading areas is prohibited. In practice this bars scooters from most of the historic centre, where they will be allowed only on Carrer Major, Canonges, Plaça dels Oms, Ramon Llambart and Pati Palau.

Safety and equipment obligations include mandatory third‑party liability insurance and the compulsory use of a helmet. Only one person may occupy a scooter at a time. During night hours and in poor light conditions scooters must show lights, and the leaflet recommends using a bell to help alert pedestrians.

The maximum speed is set at 25 km/h. Use of scooters is limited to people aged 16 and over, and wearing headphones or using a mobile phone while riding is prohibited. The ordinance regulates both the use and the possession of electric scooters within the municipality.

Council members said the measure also aims to curb criminal activity linked to scooters, after reports of dealers using them to distribute drugs. The regulation was approved unanimously after delays in finalisation, and municipal groups have urged that the planned information campaign be launched as a precursor to enforcement and the imposition of sanctions.