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Since I got my board back (and got back to Berlin after some traveling) I've been using it all the time - so far no problems. Riding on Tempelhofer Feld is a blast - in 1hr05min 25 kilometers and the battery was still good (no stoppages). Probably it helps that with all the gear my weight is about 70kg. And I had the gear since riding at 35km/h would be a bit risky without proper protection. Later on when riding around Tiergarten I did see one police car and kick-pushed... all ok. Then just when I was approaching home two cops came around the corner - again kick-pushing and not a second look. I do have one question though - if anyone can clarify it would be helpful. How can the walkways in Tiergarten be regulated by StVO? This regulation applies to open streets, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways - clear - but a green zone without a street to it? Shouldn't it be like Tempelhof?

Hey All, The board is back - dusty but otherwise in good condition. Judging from the report I do not believe it was in any way tested and also - the report does not specify why exactly it would not be possible to register or insure it. The people at the Kfz-Sicherstelle told me to call the guy in Dekra - but my question is whether I'll be able to communicate with them correctly enough. Maybe someone here would be kind enough to call them and check what they know about it? The numbers are there on the report - maybe we can find out a bit more... Cheers Jakub

Hey, News is - the policewoman who confiscated my board did not fill out the "auftrag" for testing - I guess she forgot... Therefore they received this just today (two weeks after the board was confiscated - I believe the lady was on a short vacation in the meantime - good it wasn't a long vacation...). Yet again they are saying it will be tested on Thursday - this Thursday I hope. I had a bit of trouble understanding the guy on the line so I'll drive over there now - maybe will be better in person - he mentioned some "widerspruch angelegt" but I did not submit anything to them so... no clue what's happening. Wish me luck - I'll need that ;-) Doesn't help I'm flying to Finland today and won't be back for another two weeks or so... Crap. Cheers Jakub

Chrizz - that's a very good question - how will they be able to test it... The policewoman that confiscated the board asked me how to switch it on and operate it - I guess they just assume that the guess at the technical department will manage... Anyhow - the board will be in the slower mode after switching on and this will give something to the tune of 18kph (more or less) - given the size of the average policeman - probably less than that. This is good news because the vehicles that do not reach more then 25kph are taken lightly, those that go faster have much tougher time. What I'm hoping for is this - an analysis that says the max speed is roughly 18kph and so this is something like monowheel etc and does not require Zulassung and Versicherung. If I get that in writing... well... then we're all home I know - too much to hope for - but I'll keep on hoping till Thursday...

Dear All, Below a few facts - first up the answer from Allianz about a separate KFZ insurance of the board: wir erhielten Ihre Anfrage bezüglich Ihres Elektro-Boards. Wie gewünscht, erhalten Sie die Information per EMail. Leider müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir das Risiko dieser Fahrzeuge derzeit nicht versichern. Wir können Ihnen daher kein Angebot für ein Elektro-Skateboard erstellen. Wir bitten für diese Entscheidung um Ihr Verständnis. Für weitere Fragen stehen wir Ihnen gern zur Verfügung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Ihre Allianz So that's it there. Second thing - my board will be "tested" on Thursday roughly 12:00-14:00 and I should call them around 14:00 to receive info about the outcome of the test. I asked them whether I'm being charged with anything at the moment and the lady said that at this time I'm not charged with anything, testing will be done from taxpayers purse and so until Thursday that's how it stands. What will happen then... we shall see. Cheers Jakub

About police in Berlin - link to my story in Evolve forum http://www.elektro-skateboard.de/forum/evolve-93/carbon-confiscated-police-berlin-3894.php

Dear All, First of all - I can understand most stuff in German but given the fact I have a limited vocabulary and no clue about the grammar I prefer not to insult the locals by writing - when I speak it's still better than most kebabs so it'll do but writing is another matter. Today while riding through Berlin I was stopped by police on bicycles close to the Reichstag. I was stopped like this before and thought they just want to ask questions. Not so lucky today. They told me they do not know whether my KFZ is legal and so they have to confiscate it and send it to be tested as street-worthy or not. Oh - and this will most likely take 2-3 weeks to complete... They argued that they do not know how to approach this (why the hell did they decide to "approach" at all?) and possibly I'd need: - Kennzeichen (where?!), - Versicherung, - Zulassung (how?!), - Fuhrerschein (that was really funny...). I even told them that I do have insurance - Haftpflicht which specifically mentions boats, sport related toys etc both with and without motors - but they argued that it may only apply on private grounds (not correct - since it specifically mentions open waters and streets - for example if I cause damage when riding a bicycle - that's why I have it in the first place). They even told me that motorized unicycles are allowed since they do not go faster than 25kph and they noticed while riding behind me that I was going about 20kph... (can someone point me to the logic of this statement - cause I can't seem to grasp it). So now I'll be waiting for a call tomorrow from the Polizeidirektion LPVA DL 43, Kfz-Sicherstellung - or if they don't call I'll call them and try to negotiate the release of my board... If anyone has any thoughts or ideas related to this - please do comment below (any language will do). Cheers Jakub