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Electric Scooters: Lime, Bird and Dott Fined €2.6 Million in Rome
The regulator said the firms blocked access to free ride packages for Rome annual pass holders and Bird also deactivated user accounts without warning.
- On Thursday, Italy's Antitrust Authority fined e-scooter operators Bird, Dott, and Lime a total of €2.675 million for unfair commercial practices regarding access to free ride benefits for Rome Metrebus season-ticket holders.
- The regulator concluded the three companies obstructed access to free rides mandated by their 2023-2026 service contract, citing inadequate organizational structures that caused long activation delays for pass holders.
- Lime received a €1.4 million fine, while Bird was fined €750,000 and Dott €525,000. Additionally, the Antitrust Authority sanctioned Bird for arbitrarily deactivating user accounts without warning.
- Consumer protection association Codacons is now assessing possible legal action against the operators to compensate users harmed by the "unlawful practices identified by the Antitrust watchdog."
- Italian authorities are simultaneously tightening e-scooter regulations, including new highway code rules introduced in May 2026 to address safety concerns across the broader European micromobility sector.
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The 30-second sequence shows two people with electric scooters running between the cars on the Lyon device in the direction of Bron, at the level of a turn known for its dangerousness.
From the Antitrust have arrived fines for 2,675 million euros towards Bird, Dott and Lime, the three authorized operators to carry out the service of micromobility (e-bike and electric scooters) in the territory of the Municipality of Rome for the period 2023-2026.
·Rome, Italy
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Agcm fined Bird, Dr and Lime for a total of 2,675 million euros for making it difficult for the annual Metrebus subscribers of Rome to obtain and use the pass for free scooter and e-bike rides provided by the sharing service
·Milan, Italy
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