Norway started fining electric scooters: NOK 88,000 fine

NordenBladet – Stavanger Aftenblad (aftenbladet.no) writes on Thursday about a 42-year-old man, who was convicted by Sør-Rogaland District Court for driving an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol.

He was given an 18-day suspended sentence and a fine of NOK 88,000, the newspaper writes.

On Wednesday, a 40-year-old woman was also given an 18-day suspended sentence and she must pay a NOK 80,000 fine.

This comes two days after new rules for driving electric scooters were introduced.