The town of Brussels is placing the brakes on shared electrical scooters.
After years of complaints about harmful rides, untidy pavements and even hyperlinks to organized crime, Belgium’s capital has introduced that rental electrical scooters will disappear from the town from January 2027. It joins a rising record of European cities shifting away from what was as soon as a booming mode of transport.
The Brussels Capital Area has introduced that the licenses of the town’s two remaining electrical scooter operators, Volt and Dot, will expire on the finish of this yr.
From 2027, solely shared bikes might be out there for hire in Brussels.
The transfer comes within the wake of a big enhance in accidents involving autos.
The Brussels Instances reported that in response to regional statistics, round 666 individuals had been injured in accidents in 2025 alone. This was a rise of 26% in comparison with the earlier yr.
Specialists say the design of electrical scooters makes accidents extra extreme, and riders in collisions usually tend to undergo head and facial accidents.
There are additionally issues that scooters parked incorrectly might hinder public rights of manner and trigger difficulties for disabled and aged individuals.
The Brussels authorities additionally revealed that scooters are utilized by drug traffickers and arranged crime teams, and had been utilized in 25 capturing incidents in 2025.
As the town strikes away from e-scooters, it plans to strengthen its bike-sharing community and increase the usage of e-bikes on its streets.
Brussels shouldn’t be the primary metropolis in Europe to ban shared electrical scooters. Madrid, Paris and Prague have already suspended their use.
