DGT Registry: The new toll to ensure your electric scooter

 

The urban mobility ecosystem in Spain has definitively closed a stage of legal vacuum. With the entry into force of the new regulatory framework for Personal Mobility Vehicles (PMV), the electric scooter ceases to be a technological toy to become, for legal purposes, a vehicle with obligations comparable to motorized vehicles. The main novelty is the obligation to have Civil Liability insurance (CL).

However, many users are encountering an unexpected administrative obstacle: insurers cannot issue the policy if the vehicle is not previously registered in the Light Personal Vehicles Registry of the DGT.

The legal definition of PMV

According to the DGT, a PMV is any vehicle with one or more wheels, a single seat, powered exclusively by an electric motor, and with a speed between 6 and 25 km/h. To be able to circulate, these vehicles must have a registration certificate and visibly display the corresponding identification label.

The Registry-Insurance binomial

The regulations are clear: to circulate, it is necessary to have CL insurance with minimum coverage of €6, 450, 000 for personal injury and €1, 300, 000 for material damage. The key to the process lies in the registration number generated by the DGT acting as a license plate; without this code, the insurance contract lacks administrative basis for its issuance.

To obtain this number, the owner must download the registration certificate (in digital or PDF format) once the procedure is completed. With this document, the physical label can be obtained at authorized plate issuance centers and, subsequently, formalize the policy with the insurer.

Certification and critical deadlines

For a scooter to be registered, it must have a circulation certificate issued by an authorized laboratory and a stamped identification plate. In the case of older uncertified vehicles, the regulations allow for an exceptional temporary registration that will only be valid for circulation until January 22, 2027. From that date, the official certification will be the only legal way.

It should be noted that minors can also be owners of registered PMVs, although the telematic procedure must be carried out by their legal guardian on behalf of the minor.

The traceability provided by the DGT registration number is the guarantee that allows insurers to cover risks effectively. We recommend not delaying registration, as the lack of a certificate or insurance can result in serious administrative sanctions and complete financial vulnerability in the event of an accident.