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title: If I ride my FONZ electric scooter in “Power Mode 1” (limited to 50 km/h), can ride it on a car licence?
description: Speed-limiting a FONZ electric scooter or electric motorcycle doesn’t make it a moped — classification is based on how the vehicle is built and registered, not how it’s ridden.
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# If I ride my FONZ electric scooter in “Power Mode 1” (limited to 50 km/h), can ride it on a car licence?

## No — switching your FONZ to a lower speed mode does not change its legal classification.

Vehicle classification is determined at the point of registration and compliance, not by how it’s being ridden on the day. A scooter is registered as either:

- a **moped** (maximum design speed of 50 km/h), or
- a **motorcycle** (anything above that threshold)

If your FONZ is registered as a motorcycle, it remains a motorcycle regardless of whether you limit it to 50 km/h using a lower power mode. In that case, riding it on a car licence is not permitted — you would need the appropriate motorcycle licence.

To be classified and legally ridden as a moped on a car licence, the vehicle must be **designed and registered** as a moped and **not be capable of exceeding 50 km/h**.

**Key takeaway:**  
Speed-limiting a motorcycle doesn’t make it a moped — classification is based on how the vehicle is built and registered, not how it’s ridden.

 

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