Rome - Anyone using an electric scooter in Italy must be prepared for new legal requirements. The responsible ministries for companies (Mimit) and infrastructure (Mit) have adjusted the deadlines for the new obligations in a recent circular.
License plate from May, insurance from July
The obligation to equip e-scooters with a special identification mark in the form of a sticker remains in place and comes into force on May 16. From this date, all owners are legally obliged to mark their vehicles accordingly. However, there is an important change to third-party liability insurance (RC). The start date for compulsory insurance has been postponed to July 16. The ministries thus complied with a request from the National Association of Insurance Companies (Ania). The association had cited technical and organizational reasons that made it necessary to postpone the deadline.
Further information available online
In order to clarify open questions, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) were recently published on the website of the Ministry of Enterprise (Mimit). The document, which was drawn up as part of the decree of March 6, 2026, provides explanations on the procedures for issuing license plates and the regulation of compulsory insurance for e-scooters.
