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Benidorm launches an information campaign to address the regulations that prevent personal mobility vehicles from delivering goods.  

The Local Police maintain daily controls to verify that electric scooter users have liability insurance and comply with the speed limit and helmet use.

The Benidorm City Council's Mobility and Citizen Safety Departments, through the Local Police, will launch an information campaign to highlight the regulations that prohibit ordinary personal mobility vehicles (PMVs), such as electric scooters, from delivering goods. This was stated today by the Councilor for Mobility, Francis Muñoz, who noted that "in general terms, both national regulations and the municipal Mobility ordinance prohibit the transport of goods in vehicles not specifically designed for this purpose." 

Muñoz explained that "it was deemed essential to launch this information campaign, since, despite the regulations, it has been detected that personal mobility vehicles are being used to transport goods in our city without permission, and this is increasingly the case." 

Thus, "over the next few weeks, electric scooter users will be informed that, as a general rule, they cannot transport goods, except for vehicles specifically designed for this purpose, which do not include the most commonly used scooters." Once the information phase is over, "those who fail to comply with the regulations and persist in delivering goods using unauthorized vehicles will be fined." For these cases, the municipal ordinance establishes fines of 100 euros. 

"Our priority is road safety," the councilor emphasised, adding that "this information campaign will be carried out in parallel with the daily checks carried out by the Local Police to ensure that personal mobility vehicles comply with municipal ordinances and traffic regulations." 

According to data provided by the Local Police, "approximately 20 vehicles" are inspected daily during these checkpoints, in addition to "those intercepted outside the checkpoints committing violations." During these inspections, officers focus on "various aspects related to road safety." Specifically, they review the vehicle's approval status to ensure that its manufacturing specifications have not been modified; compulsory civil liability insurance is required for driving; the use of helmets and a reflective vest between sunset and sunrise, as well as the scooter's maximum speed, are monitored; and they are also monitored to ensure that they do not circulate in pedestrian areas. 

The Local Police have reminded everyone that "the fines offenders face range from 80 to 500 euros and may also result in the immobilisation of the vehicle."