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27/03/2008, 8:30 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 3,576 Scooters Sorry to be pain but I have spent an hour searching through to find out about this and can't find anything. Having spotted a few 'ladies' pottering around on little scooters my wife rather fancies buying one, the problem is that she has no licence. Is there a scooter you can buy in France that does not require one? If so what are they called and when looking what are the restrictions on the scooter like engine capacity and power etc? http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

27/03/2008, 8:47 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,788 Re: Scooters No licence is required for scooters/mopeds that are 50cc or under, and have a maximum speed of 45 kph. http://www.securiteroutiere.equipement.gouv.fr/infos-ref/vehicule/les-vehicules-sans-permis.html Edit: I should add that the above is true for your wife (assuming she was born before the 1st Jan 1988 ).  For those born after this date, the rules are different, and are explained here http://www.securiteroutiere.equipement.gouv.fr/infos-ref/education/edu-vie/le-brevet-de-securite-routiere.html Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

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