Rent an electric scooter in Milan? Here’s how to do it

Your city trip to Milan is planned and you want to get from A to B there easily. As a tourist, you can also use an electric shared scooter here since a few years. 

There are several rules attached to using an electric two-wheeler. Find out here what you need to take into account, what options are available and what you pay for them.

The rules for using an e-scooter in Milan

As a driver of an e-scooter in Italy, you follow the same traffic signs as cyclists. Here are the main rules to bear in mind:

• Possession of a driving licence is not compulsory;
• The minimum age to ride an e-scooter is 16 years;
• A helmet requirement applies to drivers up to 18 years of age;
• You cannot ride an e-scooter with more than one person;
• You use the cycle path and otherwise the carriageway where a speed limit of 50 km/h applies;
• It is forbidden to drive on the pavement.

Please note that violating any of these rules can incur hefty fines. So always abide by the traffic rules. 

This is how to use an e-scooter as a tourist

Tourists can use an electric share scooter in Milan with the help of a mobile app. Here’s how it works:

These shared-scooter providers operate in Milan

The four largest providers in Milan are Bird, Dott, Lime and Voi. All providers have their own app and other charges:

Bird

Cost: £0.86 for unlocking and £0.13 per minute for using it

Dott

Cost: £0.86 for unlocking and £0.16 per minute for using it

Lime

Cost: £0.86 for unlocking and £0.16 per minute for using it

Voi

Cost: £0.86 for unlocking and £0.17 per minute for using it

This is how you benefit from free rides

Planning to explore Milan with two or more people? Several shared-scooter providers allow users to benefit from extra cheap rides.

In the mobile app, you will find unique referral codes to share with others. Use the code and benefit from free rides this way:

Example: Bird app