Shared E-Scooters Banned From Brussels From 2027
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Brussels will ban e-scooters from next year, joining several other European cities that have banned or restricted the use of the vehicles, citing safety concerns, crowded sidewalks and the fact that organized crime groups are using them.
The Brussels government has decided to ban self-service electric scooters from 1 January 2027. A measure justified by the rise in accidents and safety problems, but which continues to be debated. Guests in Good evening Brussels, Benoît Godard, spokesperson for the Vias Institute, Martin Lefrancq, new mobility advisor at Brussels Mobility, and Damien Deroanne, mobility advisor, have faced their analyses. For Benoît Godard, the ban will not necess…
The Belgian capital, Brussels, has decided to ban the use of electric rental scooters from January 2027. The decision is due to an increase in accidents, vehicles clogging sidewalks, and the scooters' unexpected connection to organized crime.
Shared e-scooters banned from Brussels from 2027
On Thursday, 11 June 2026, the Brussels government voted to ban shared e-scooters from Belgium’s capital as of 2027. A multitude of accidents, parking hassles, and other issues were at the basis of the decision. Although they were initially welcomed as a creative new means of transportation within the city, shared e-scooters have quickly become a cause for concern within Brussels. Over the course of 2025, not only were 666 people injured in the …
Like Paris before it, Brussels decided to put an end to self-service electric scooters as of 1 January 2027. The approximately 7,800 machines currently available in the capital will have to have disappeared from public space by that date.
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