> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ATM reopens debate on scooters on public transport - URL: https://barna.news/atm-reopens-debate-on-scooters-on/ - Published: 2026-09-22T20:50:26.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T20:50:26.000Z - Description: Barcelona's transport authority discussed possible new rules for electric scooters on Tuesday but has not lifted the ban that has applied across the network since February 2023. - Author: Brandon Watea - Tags: transport The Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM), the body coordinating public transport in the Barcelona area, discussed whether electric scooters could again be carried on the network on Tuesday 22 September. No decision to end the prohibition was approved. For commuters who combine a scooter with a Metro, bus, tram or Rodalies train journey, the immediate position is unchanged: electric scooters remain prohibited on those services. The restriction has been in place since February 2023 because of concerns about fires involving lithium batteries. > “The debate on regulation has been reopened to promote intermodality between transport modes,” Catalan government spokesperson Sílvia Paneque said, according to [betevé's report on Tuesday's meeting](https://beteve.cat/mobilitat/atm-debat-tornada-patinets-electrics-transport-public-despres-tres-anys-veto/?ref=barna.news). --- ## The ban remains in force The ATM introduced the measure as a temporary six-month restriction in February 2023 while it assessed the risks of taking personal mobility vehicles onto public transport. It was subsequently extended indefinitely. The ban covers electric scooters rather than bicycles or other permitted items. The [ATM's current notice on the indefinite prohibition](https://ce.atm.cat/en/web/portal-atm/w/np%5Fl-acc%C3%A9s-de-patinets-el%C3%A8ctrics-al-transport-p%C3%BAblic-seguir%C3%A0-prohibit-indefinidament?ref=barna.news) remains the official reference for passengers until the authority announces a regulatory change. ## No date set for a rule change Tuesday's discussion involved the ATM, whose participating administrations include the Spanish government, the Generalitat, Catalonia's regional government, and the Ajuntament de Barcelona, the city council. The meeting did not approve the return of scooters to Metro, bus or tram services. Passengers planning journeys with an electric scooter should continue to leave it outside the public transport network and check ATM notices before travelling. --- *Primary sources:* [*barcelona.cat*](https://www.barcelona.cat/infobarcelona/en/the-ban-on-electric-scooters-on-public-transport-has-been-extended-for-a-further-three-months%5F1303668.html?ref=barna.news)*. Reported by beteve.cat, Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM), betevé.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Public Transport Museum Group Launched by TMB and City Council](https://barna.news/public-transport-museum-group-launched/) - [Barcelona to Push for E-Scooter Return on Transit](https://barna.news/barcelona-to-push-for-e-scooter-return/) - [Barcelona Launches 40 Mobility Week Events](https://barna.news/barcelona-launches-40-mobility-week/) - [260,000 vehicles to return to Barcelona on Diada Sunday](https://barna.news/260-000-vehicles-to-return-to-barcelona/)