Trek North Lakes, at T6, 82 North Lakes Drive, is the only Moreton Bay business on Queensland’s current list of authorised e-bike verifiers, where owners of older bikes can get a safety check and a compliance label.
Who Needs a Check
The state’s Electrically Power-Assisted Cycle (EPAC) Assurance Scheme began 2 November as a pathway for e-bikes made before 2026 July 1, that were never certified to the European standard EN 15194. To qualify, a bike needs a motor of no more than 250 watts of continuous power and an assist that cuts out at 25 km/h. Not sure where yours stands? Look for an EN 15194 label first. The Queensland Government says bikes carrying one are already legal to ride and need no inspection.
What Booking Involves
Every visit begins with a free pre-screening. If the bike looks eligible, the verifier carries out a full inspection and, on a pass, attaches a permanent label. Verifiers may charge up to $70 for the inspection and label. Bicycle Queensland has described that as $50 for the assessment and $20 for the label. The group has argued riders should not carry the cost.
Turning up unannounced will not work. The Department of Transport and Main Roads says inspections happen by appointment only, that availability depends on each verifier’s staffing, and that it can take a couple of weeks to secure a time. The store lists (07) 3886 3350 for enquiries. Riders should bring any receipt, model details or specifications they hold.
One of Nine Centres, With More Expected
North Lakes is one of nine verifiers, all Trek stores. The others are at Windsor, Woolloongabba and Carindale in Brisbane, Ashmore and Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, East Ipswich, Minyama on the Sunshine Coast and Rockhampton. Owners can contact any verifier on the list to ask about bookings and fees, and the government says the list will keep growing.
The department is working with Bicycle Industries Australia to expand the network. The industry body’s general manager, Peter Bourke, said the group backs measures that help riders reach safe, legal products. Department official Joanna Robinson said the scheme gives certainty to people who bought a legitimate device, while dangerous, high-powered models will not qualify.
Limits of the Label, and the Deadline
A scheme label is not an EN 15194 certificate. It marks a bike as safe to keep riding under a separate pathway. It cannot rescue a bike with a motor above 250 watts, such as a 500-watt model, or one modified after manufacture. Software “locks” on high-power motors do not make them legal, and police can seize and destroy illegal devices. The exception covers e-trikes and e-bikes designed or modified for riders with a disability or medical condition, who can apply through a separate Special Purpose pathway.
Unlabelled bikes within the power and speed limits can stay on roads and paths until 28 February. From 1 March, a label is required to ride in public. Owners who confirm their bike’s label, gather the paperwork and phone ahead now leave themselves room before that cut-off.
Published Date 12-November-2026
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