Scooters and electric bikes: compulsory insurance starts

After numerous words, now we have moved on to the facts. It will serve thecivil liability insurance also mandatory to travel with scooters and electric bicycles. The Council of Ministers, in fact, has preliminarily approved the legislative decree, which implements a European directive on motor vehicle liability insurance. Where exactly this new obligation comes into play.

Even for stationary vehicles

Compulsory insurance is extended regardless of the terrain on which they are used, i.e. whether they are farm o in movement. And also from their circulation in areas where access is subject to restrictions, such as vehicles traveling in airports transport passengers from the gate to the plane). Only vehicles unsuitable for use as a means of transport and vehicles withdrawn from circulation (destined for scrapping or confiscated) are excluded from the obligation.

The suspension

However, it will be possible suspend the insurance voluntarily, if the vehicle is not used for a period. For example, if you use the scooter (or electric bike) only in spring/summer, it is possible to suspend the RC insurance for the other months of the year.

The suspension period can be extended several times and cannot last longer than nine months, compared to the annuality.

Price comparison

To conclude, to ensure greater transparency, the decree provides for the strengthening of the free estimating tool to compare insurance conditions and prices, available on the websites of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and of Ivass.