National Police Agency data show drug-driving cases on micro electric two-wheelers rose from 71 to 580 in the first nine months of 2026, up 717%. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications plans to send draft amendments to the Executive Yuan by the end of November, applying penalties comparable to those for cars and motorcycles.
According to the Central News Agency, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said on Oct. 28 it would sharply raise fines for drug driving on micro electric two-wheelers and apply the same penalties as for cars and motorcycles, including vehicle confiscation and plate revocation. The draft amendment to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act is due at the Executive Yuan by the end of November. The same day, the Legislative Yuan's Transportation Committee heard reports from Minister Chen Shih-kai and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Lin Hsin-te on confiscation enforcement and micro e-bike standards.
광고 문의 · 300×250Comparing January to September with the same period last year, National Police Agency data show drunk-driving cases on micro e-bikes up 270 (17%), drug-driving cases up from 71 to 580 (717%), and test refusals up 334 (23%). The ministry said saliva rapid tests introduced last year let front-line officers check drivers on the spot, which is part of the reason detections have risen.
Impound backlog and rules taking effect Oct. 31
Some owners do not reclaim confiscated or impounded vehicles, which take up storage space and raise costs. A change cutting the notice period for unclaimed vehicles from three months to one month has passed the Legislative Yuan and takes effect Oct. 31. The ministry said it will combine this with other measures to resolve the difficulty of enforcing confiscation.
New drug-driving rules reported by CTS and others also apply from Oct. 31. A first offense carries a fine of up to NT$120,000 for motorcycles and NT$150,000 for cars, while refusing a drug test costs NT$270,000 for a first offense and NT$450,000 for a second. Vehicles are confiscated regardless of who owns them, and licenses are revoked with no retest allowed for three years.
Adult passengers aged 18 or older face fines of NT$6,000 to NT$15,000, and causing serious injury or death, or a repeat offense, brings permanent revocation. The micro e-bike amendment aims to extend these standards to electric two-wheelers, though details may change before the draft clears the legislative process.