Private electric scooters: infractions in eight months almost equal total recorded in 2025

PSP data shows 1,512 infractions in seven and a half years related to electric scooters with power or speed exceeding legal limits.

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If you ride a private electric scooter in Portugal, PSP enforcement is intensifying against models that exceed legal power or speed limits, with offenses recorded in the first eight months of 2026 nearly matching the entire 2025 total.

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