Fines for driving electric scooters by children will triple

Russian kicksharing operators Whoosh and MTS Yrent have stepped up their fight against the use of rental electric scooters by minors. Since May, the companies have tripled the fines for their admission to driving personal mobility equipment (PME) - from 10 to 30 thousand rubles, their representatives told Izvestia.

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Quotas for rental electric scooters may appear in Russia

The exception is Moscow, where the fine is already 100 thousand.

"The purpose of the increased fine is to convey, first of all, to parents that children riding a scooter is categorically prohibited and should not be encouraged. Unfortunately, it is often adults who do not see "nothing wrong" with this and rent scooters for their children themselves. The threat of punishment with a ruble should influence parents to keep a closer eye on their children and not allow them to use scooters," said a representative of one of the operators.

Kicksharing companies are not going to limit themselves to fines: in 2025-2026, they propose to introduce user verification through "Gosuservices", their representatives note. This means that a user who has not reached the age of 16-18 years will simply not be able to use the application - when registering, it will refer to "Gosusluga" and check the real age of the rider, said one of the companies.

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The cost of departure: fines for driving electric scooters by children have tripled