New South Wales ยท checked 13 October 2026
Can you ride it in NSW? The rules for e-scooters and e-bikes, kept current.
Your own e-scooter is still illegal on every NSW road and path. Shared hire scooters are legal in two trial towns. E-bikes are legal if they stay under the power and speed limits. Here is the detail, and what is changing.
What you can ride in NSW today
Checked 13 October 2026
- Private e-scootersNot allowed
Illegal in public
Your own e-scooter can only be ridden on private property. Roads, footpaths, shared paths and bike lanes are all off limits. The detail
- Shared hire e-scootersTrial areas only
Legal in 2 trial areas
Hire scooters can be ridden inside the Wollongong and Forster-Tuncurry trial areas, both running until 22 January 2027. The detail
- E-bikesAllowed
Legal up to 500 W
Pedal-assist bikes up to 500 W that cut out at 25 km/h are legal now. From 1 March 2029 only EN 15194 bikes (250 W) will be. The detail
- Illegal e-bikesIn force
Can be seized and crushed
Police and authorised officers have had seize-and-dispose powers since 21 August 2026. The detail
- E-bike minimum ageUnder review
Under review
An announced review is considering a minimum age between 12 and 16. No final age rule has been announced. The detail
Private e-scooters on NSW roads: how far the change has come
5 of 8 steps done. The next one, changing the road rules, has no date.
July 2022
Shared e-scooter trials begin
Western Sydney Parklands, end of July 2022. Later trials ran in Lake Macquarie, Armidale, Albury, Kogarah, Wollongong and Forster-Tuncurry.
28 October 2024
Draft rules published
Transport for NSW's draft key rules and the E-micromobility Action Plan: 16 and over, helmets, 20 km/h on roads of 50 km/h or less.
13 February 2025
Parliamentary inquiry reports
Portfolio Committee No. 6 recommends regulating private e-scooters.
13 May 2025
Government responds
The Government supports most recommendations and proposes shared paths at 10 to 20 km/h and roads of 50 km/h or less at 20 km/h.
July 2025
Trial program report published
Transport for NSW and the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies publish the shared trial findings (July 2025).
Not yet
Road rules changed
The road rules and device definition still have to be made. Nothing has been published yet.
Not yet
Start date announced
No commencement date has been set.
Not yet
Private e-scooters legal
Until then, riding your own e-scooter in a public place stays an offence.
Latest changes
Every change, with its sourceParliamentNotice
Last Assembly sitting day before the March 2027 election is 26 November 2026
Petitions to the Legislative Assembly that close after 26 November 2026 cannot be presented to the House before the March 2027 election. Official source
TrialRunning
Shared e-scooter trials listed as running until 22 January 2027
Transport for NSW's trial program page now lists Forster-Tuncurry and Wollongong as operating until 22 January 2027. Official source
LawIn force
E-bike seizure and crushing powers commence
The Road Transport Amendment (Non-registrable Motor Vehicles) Act 2026 lets police and authorised officers seize, impound and dispose of vehicles that cannot be registered, including illegal e-bikes and e-motorbikes. Official source
LawAssented
Non-registrable Motor Vehicles Act 2026 receives assent
Passed by both Houses on 28 May 2026 and assented on 1 June 2026 as Act No. 13 of 2026. It commences by proclamation. Official source
Guides
- E-scootersAre e-scooters legal in NSW? Not yet, unless you hire one in a trial townYour own scooter: private property only. Hire scooters: two trial towns.
- E-bikesNSW e-bike laws in 2026: what is legal now, and what changes in 2029500 W and 25 km/h today; EN 15194 and 250 W from 1 March 2029.
- The case for changeE-scooters on NSW roads: the rules are written, the start date is missingThe draft rules for riding on roads, how other states do it, and the missing date.
Want private e-scooters legal on NSW roads?
Tell the people who decide
The rules are drafted. What is missing is a date. A short, polite message to your local MP, or a petition through Parliament's own site, is how that changes.
How to have your say
