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Posted

Just interested to know the obvious-such as

1) Is  a driving license required ?

 

2) Tax- insurance  Testing ?

 

3) Legal position over helmet wearing ?

 

4) Can you drive on the pavement (sidewalk) ?

 

Please add other relevant comments

 

Thanks

Posted

1) is a driving license required ?

 

Not at the Moment.

 

2) Tax- insurance  Testing ?

 

Not at the Moment.

 

3) Legal position over helmet

wearing ?

 

Only ever been an option or pay fine. 

 

4) Can you drive on the pavement (sidewalk) ?

 

Most do that anyway if if they want to. 

 

So your question is. ????

Posted

op do you mean scooter as in propel by foot but replace foot with electric motor, or do you mean motorbike propelled by electric motor instead of internal combustion engine -ice 

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Posted

electric bike maybe be different ,in the uk you dont need anything for a bike

just use a helmet if you wish,    no insurance needed

mine DOES 30MPH

how big is this ebike //??  a harley ebike??that does a ton

Posted
6 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Are there any that don't require a licence, insurance, helmet and are legally permitted to be used on the pavement?

 

 

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Posted
17 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:
17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Are there any that don't require a licence, insurance, helmet and are legally permitted to be used on the pavement?

Maybe a mobility scooter

Yes, maybe, but I'm sure he wasn't enquiring about mobility scooters.

Posted

If you are talking about electric scooters without license plate / no registration then the simple answer is that they are not allowed on public roads. Phuket police issued a notice regarding that which is pretty clear: https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-ban-electric-scooters-from-all-phuket-roads-83197.php

 

On the other hand if you are talking about vehicles which do have registration, then:

 

20 hours ago, Delight said:

1) Is  a driving license required ?

Obviously yes

 

20 hours ago, Delight said:

2) Tax- insurance  Testing ?

Obviously yes

 

20 hours ago, Delight said:

3) Legal position over helmet wearing ?

Helmet required. Why would it be different just because it's electric instead of combustion?

 

20 hours ago, Delight said:

4) Can you drive on the pavement (sidewalk) ?

No. Why would it be different just because it's electric instead of combustion?

Posted

No lisence required in Pattaya for model identical to image below. 

No tax registration.

Helmed required in Pattaya.

 

Don't buy online, horrible build quality.

 

Above from personal experience in Pattaya, with similar pedal model image.

 

Note: if it looks different, more or less same 50-100cc without pedals, registration, DL etc Are required.

 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Shop mak said:

No lisence required in Pattaya for model identical to image below

Any official source? I've seen shops claiming something along those lines but never anything official, the only official communication states the contrary like the one I linked to (Phuket police statement).

Posted

The legal notice for Phuket seems to relate to stand on, small wheel scooters?

 

The electric bicycles must be a very grey area legally.  If they have pedals, and you are propelling it with the pedals, I assume it's legally the same as a bicycle?  So OK for use on the road, no tax or insurance needed.  But if you stop pedalling and use the motor, does it's legal status change until you start pedalling again?

 

Posted
10 hours ago, Kinnock said:

The legal notice for Phuket seems to relate to stand on, small wheel scooters?

 

The electric bicycles must be a very grey area legally.  If they have pedals, and you are propelling it with the pedals, I assume it's legally the same as a bicycle?  So OK for use on the road, no tax or insurance needed.  But if you stop pedalling and use the motor, does it's legal status change until you start pedalling again?

 

Phuket and Brown envelope places like that are the problem.

 

Sukhothai no problem at all many electric scooters here many capable of a lot more than 40 kph. 

Many electric vehicles of all types driving and riding around.

Many get CTPL cover or more not sure. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Many get CTPL cover or more not sure. 

I think we went over this in another thread. If they get insurance coverage then they also get registration. Can't get CTPL without registration as it's tied to the vehicle number. And if they have been registered then all is ok, like any other motorbike.

 

OP asked regarding legal position and that one is clear: either it's a non-registered vehicle and is not allowed to drive on public roads or it's registered and then all the other rules as for any motorbike apply. If police actually enforce these is another question and as you pointed out depends on the location.

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