According to municipal statistics, the Murcia Local Police filed 3,789 complaints against users of personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) between April 2024 and June 2025.
These punishments are the outcome of the municipality’s first mobility legislation, which was finalised during the March 2024 plenary session and included a prohibition on the use of electric scooters in pedestrian areas and sidewalks. The document’s most important new feature is the first-time regulation of PMV use.
The Local Police Department stated that, one year and three months after the ordinance went into effect, the most common offence discovered in the municipality is riding a scooter on the sidewalk or pedestrian zone. Another prevalent practice is “transporting more people in the vehicle than the authorised number of seats,” they explain.
Another forbidden practice is driving while wearing headphones or earbuds attached to audio equipment. Similarly, drivers who ran red lights have received fines.
Other punishments include those imposed on individuals who use a cell phone while driving a scooter, as well as those under the age of 15 who ride a vehicle.
The City Council informs us that the law imposes penalties ranging from 100 euros for small offences to 101-200 euros for significant infractions and 201-500 euros for extremely serious infractions.
In terms of road accidents, the police state that “the main causes of accidents involving electric scooters in 2025 were riding illegally and in prohibited areas, failing to maintain a safe distance, failing to obey yield signs, pedestrian crossings, traffic lights, and stop signs.”
An ordinance outlines the requirements for PMVs, leading to the creation of bicycle and scooter lanes throughout the city. The coexistence of these users with four-wheeled cars is complicated: automobile drivers claim that scooters cut them off and frequently disregard traffic lights and signs. People who opt to go by bike or PMV point out that the danger in Murcia comes from vehicles and that they are more vulnerable in the event of a collision: their “body” is their own.
More VMPs mean more accidents
Accidents occur more frequently as the number of scooters increases. Police sources agree that the number of traffic accidents involving these cars has grown, but they add that the majority are minor occurrences that do not require hospitalisation.
Local police warn people not to ride electric scooters at speeds faster than 25 kilometres per hour and, of course, not while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
“Do not carry another person; they are designed for a single user,” the agency stresses. It further points out: “If you ride at night, wear reflective clothing and make sure the scooter has front and rear lights.”
More recommendations: “Wear a helmet. Although it is not always required, it is critical to protect your head in case of a fall or injury.” Before going on the scooter, make sure that the brakes, wheels, lights, and general condition are all in excellent working order.
Invasion where they shouldn’t be
Private scooters, which should have been removed after Murcia City Council refused to give the necessary licence and ordered them to stop operating, are occupying bike racks around the city, forcing cyclists to park their two-wheeled vehicles on traffic poles and even lampposts.
If the corporations fail to remove these goods, the Local Police will.
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