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Summary for: It's final: Shared e-scooters to vanish from Prague permanentlyPrague will ban shared electric scooters starting in January under a sweeping new system regulating shared transport, the city council approved Monday.
The decision comes after years of complaints from residents and city districts in the historic center, who said scooters parked on sidewalks and streets obstruct pedestrians and pose safety risks. Officials also cited frequent reckless riding by tourists.
The new framework will replace the existing patchwork of rules with contracts between the city’s Technical Road Administration (TSK) and operators of bicycles and e-bikes. Only these vehicles will be permitted if parked in designated areas. Shared e-scooters, which have no such provision, will effectively be removed from the market. TSK will confiscate scooters found outside approved zones.
Deputy Mayor Zdeněk Hřib, who submitted the plan in June, said it reflects guidance from the Ministries of Transport, Interior, and Industry and Trade.
Expats.cz reached out to Hřib, who said: "We are finally introducing clear and enforceable rules that will bring order to the public space and end the uncontrolled operation of shared e-scooters. In the city center, they were often used more as a tourist attraction than as a means of transport, creating chaos on sidewalks and in pedestrian zones."
Providers of approved vehicles will pay CZK 25 per month for each bike or e-bike for use of parking spaces. The measure aims to support practical urban mobility while curbing transport modes associated with accidents and public disturbances, city officials said.
The move follows local initiatives, including a Prague 1 ban on scooters along Nerudova Street, where residents raised safety concerns. The city emphasized that privately owned scooters will not be affected.
Authorities described shared e-scooters as more entertainment than transportation, frequently used in parks or on sidewalks rather than for commuting, contributing to traffic violations and disruption of public order.
