1 March 2025: Insurance licence plate for Vespa & Co.
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From the beginning of March, it will be mandatory to apply for new insurance licence plates for E-Scooters, pedelecs and various two-wheeled mopeds (e.g. light mopeds, mopeds, mopeds, mokicks or scooters) every year. E-Scooters and pedelecs with a maximum speed of up to 45 km/h require a so-called foil licence plate. Although this is visually similar to the familiar moped licence plate, it is smaller and is stuck to the back of the vehicle. The traffic year begins on 1 March and the new licence plates are green in colour.
Petition still in the queue
We still consider the above-mentioned 45 km/h for mopeds up to 50 cc / 4 KW to be an unsatisfactory legal status. With the Petitionwhich we launched in January 2023, we were able to collect over 52,000 signatures by June of the same year. Although our colleagues from Motorrad Online drew attention to our campaign once again in January 2025, the Petitions Committee continues to remain inactive and does not respond to the concerns of many two-wheelers. Even the handover of the petition to MP Volker Ullrich (CSU) remained unsuccessful. However, we still consider the issue to be very relevant and will not lose sight of it. Let's see what we can achieve in 2025.
You can insure the following vehicles within the frame of moped insurance:
Two-wheeled mopeds (light mopeds, mopeds, mopeds, mokicks or scooters)
Mopeds with two wheels, including light mopeds, mopeds, mopeds, mokicks or scooters, can have an engine capacity of no more than 50 cc or a rated power of no more than 4 kW. The maximum speed may vary depending on the vehicle type:
Single-seater light mopeds no more than 20 km/h
single-seater mopeds no more than 25 km/h
Mopeds, mokicks or scooters no more than 45 km/h
Mopeds, mopeds or scooters that were first put on the road before 31 December 2001, no more than 50 km/h
Mopeds that comply with the regulations of the GDR and were first put on the road by 28 February 1991, no more than 60 km/h
Micro electric vehicles / S-pedelecs
Micro electric vehicles must have the following features in particular:
the maximum design speed is not less than 6 km/h and not more than 20 km/h,
the vehicle mass is not more than 55 kg and
The vehicle width does not exceed 70 cm.
Non-self-balancing small electric vehicles (e.g. E-Scooters) must also have the following characteristics:
they have a Handlebar,
they must not have a Seat and
their rated continuous power does not exceed 500 watts.
Self-balancing mini electric vehicles (e.g. the Segway i2, but not the x2 model) must also have the following features:
they have a Handlebar or handrail and
the rated continuous power does not exceed 1400 watts if at least 60% of the power is used for self-balancing.
Fast pedelecs (S-pedelecs) are two-wheeled mopeds similar to bicycles with electric motorised pedal assistance above 25 km/h up to a maximum of 45 km/h, but only as long as pedalling is used.
Vehicles with more than two wheels
Small motorised vehicles with positive-ignition engines have an engine capacity of no more than 50 cc, while the engine capacity of compression-ignition engines is 500 cc. The rated continuous or net power is limited to a maximum of 4 kW for light road quads or 6 kW for light quadricycles with a closed passenger compartment. The weight in running order should not exceed 425 kg. In addition, the maximum speed is limited to 45 km/h. Motorised medical wheelchairs may not exceed a maximum speed of 15 km/h.
General operating licence (ABE)
A prerequisite for insuring your vehicle is that it has a valid general operating licence (ABE) for motor vehicles (individual or type approval). In the case of type approval, the operating licence is documented in the EC Certificate of Conformity (EC-CoC) or in the data confirmation. The relevant document should have been handed over to you when you purchased the vehicle.
We wish you a safe journey and an accident-free 2025 two-wheeler season!
And at this point we would like to draw your attention to our event on 05 July 2025, "Joyride goes Schnitzelride", to which you are all invited.
