The main requirements that personal transport VMPs will have to meet as of January 22, 2027 are:

• Power rating for vehicles without self-balancing: 1000W or less
• Rated power for vehicles with self-balancing: 2500W or less
• Maximum weight: 50kg
• Maximum length: 2000mm
• Maximum height: 1400mm
• Maximum width: 750mm
• Maximum voltage: 100V

For more details on the technical requirements, please consult thefollowing link.

Yes, it is completely legal and you will be able to circulate with it until January 22nd, 2027 as long as it is limited to 25km/h. After that date you will be able to adapt your VMP and certify it in an authorized laboratory to be able to continue circulating. Currently there is no restriction for VMPs in terms of power.

"Fragment of the BOE -Section 33. Transitional regime

The following deadlines will be established on a transitional basis for the requirement of the VMP certification process:

All models marketed after 24 months from the date of entry into force of this manual must have this certification.

Vehicles placed on the market before the entry into force of this manual or during the established transitional period, may circulate during the 5 years following said entry into force."

Yes, it is completely legal and you will be able to circulate with it until January 22nd, 2027 as long as it is limited to 25km/h. After that date you will be able to adapt your VMP and certify it in an authorized laboratory to continue circulating.

"Fragment of the BOE -Section 33. Transitional regime

The following deadlines will be established on a transitional basis for the requirement of the VMP certification process:

All models marketed after 24 months from the date of entry into force of this manual must have this certification.

Vehicles placed on the market before the entry into force of this manual or during the established transitional period, may circulate during the 5 years following said entry into force."

Yes, it is completely legal and you will be able to circulate with it until January 22nd, 2027 as long as it is limited to 25km/h. After that date you will be able to adapt your VMP and certify it in an authorized laboratory to continue circulating.

"Fragment of the BOE -Section 33. Transitional regime

The following deadlines will be established on a transitional basis for the requirement of the VMP certification process:

All models marketed after 24 months from the date of entry into force of this manual must have this certification.

Vehicles placed on the market before the entry into force of this manual or during the established transitional period, may circulate during the 5 years following said entry into force."

Yes, you will be able to drive it until 2027 as it is completely legal as long as it is limited to 25km/h. As of January 22, 2024, for use on public roads, only certified VMPs that have passed the tests required by the DGT can be sold. Until January 22, 2027, certified and non-certified scooters will legally coexist.

"Fragment of the BOE -Section 33. Transitional regime

The following deadlines will be established on a transitional basis for the requirement of the VMP certification process:

All models marketed after 24 months from the date of entry into force of this manual must have this certification.

Vehicles placed on the market before the entry into force of this manual or during the established transitional period, may circulate during the 5 years following said entry into force."

Yes, you will be able to obtain it through theExtraordinary certification process of a VMP indicated in the BOE.You will have to adapt your VMP to the requirements of the new regulations and certify it in an authorized laboratory. You will obtain a unique certificate for your vehicle that will allow you to circulate legally as of January 22, 2027.

From the team of ICe we are studying the possibility of offering a kit with the necessary components to adapt non-certified electric scooters to pass through the laboratory and to to be able to certify them at the individual level. The forecast is that this process will be carried out during 2026, the year prior to the mandatory incorporation of the certificate of circulation since the technical specifications manual may change over the years and until said date of January 2027.

"Fragment of the BOE -Section 31.Extraordinary certification process of a VMP.

The extraordinary certification process of a VMP without a certificate may be requested by its owner through an authorized laboratory, providing the VMP vehicle and the technical information it possesses, if possible the reduced technical characteristics sheet and the user's manual, in order to carry out the corresponding tests.

In this case it is not required to be registered in the register of manufacturers/authorized representatives of the DGT.

The laboratory authorized for individual certification shall perform only the non-destructive tests from among those listed in Appendix 1, and shall issue the technical report of the checks and tests performed and of the compliance with the requirements, as well as a VMP certificate model with the result (positive or negative) of the certification, according to the model included in Appendix 6, and shall forward it to both the applicant and the DGT. The certificate number obtained, in case of positive certification, shall follow the LUXXXX format⁽¹²⁾.

⁽¹²⁾LUXXXX - L: letter that will identify the authorized laboratory performing the certification, U: fixed letter to indicate that the certification is of a single VMP, and XXXX: 4-digit numerical code correlative per laboratory.

The certification process shall be performed again whenever a modification is made to the vehicle, even if a previous certification existed, to ensure that such modification complies with the technical characteristics set forth in this manual."