Laois man (40) fined for breach of Road Traffic Act on E Scooter
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A MAN who was stopped on an electric scooter was fined when he was convicted for having no manufacture’s name plate on it.
Patrick Greene (40) from 48 Cullenbeg Park, Mountmellick was summonsed before last week’s sitting of the District Court in Portlaoise for breaching the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024 when gardaí stopped him along O’Moore Street in Mountmellick on 18 December last.
Mr Greene was not present in court when his case was called.
Noting that the summons was properly served on the defendant the prosecuting Garda Stephen O’Hanlon said that he issued Mr Greene with a fixed charge penalty notice for the offence, which went unpaid.
Judge Susan Fay convicted the defendant of the offence and fined him €300.
*To be legally classified as a Powered Personal Transporter (PPT) and permitted on public roads, an e-scooter must feature a manufacturer’s plate that explicitly certifies the following details: Manufacturer’s name and model; Maximum design speed (must be 20 km/h or less); Maximum continuous rated power (must be 400 watts or less); Weight unladen and design gross vehicle weight (total weight must be 25 kg or less) and a serial or identification number.
Riding a non-compliant e-scooter in public or operating a device where the manufacturer’s plate has been defaced, modified, or removed without lawful authority is an offence. If caught, you risk being issued with a fixed charge penalty notice or having the scooter seized and impounded by An Garda Siochána.
