Image caption, Brent Council’s leader said Lime bikes were "causing havoc" for pedestrians and disabled people Published4 September 2024, 05:35 BST
Lime e-bikes will be removed from a north-west London borough within months unless the company addresses safety concerns, a council has warned.
Brent Council said the dockless e-bikes were increasingly "inconsiderately parked and abandoned", causing "havoc" for disabled people and pedestrians.
It added that the company needed to introduce dedicated e-bike parking bays.
Lime said it understood the "critical importance of maintaining a safe service" and that it was committed to working with the council to deliver "the required improvements".
A spokesperson for Lime added the council needed to install parking locations but it could provide funding. ‘Gathered around laughing’
The council said it had notified Lime, which has been operating in the borough since 2019, that it must remove its e-bikes from the borough by 31 October if it did not satisfy the council’s requests.These include introducing dedicated e-bike parking bays, in-borough resources to remove inconsiderately parked or abandoned e-bikes, increasing the penalty fine and community engagement events."Something needs to change as the current situation is unsustainable and leaves a bitter taste in the mouth," council leader Muhammed Butt said.He added: "The council is receiving repeated, regular complaints about the bikes left across paths and roads in a haphazard way."This is putting unsustainable pressure on council staff who are spending time cleaning up after Lime." Image caption, The National Federation of the Blind of the UK says fallen e-bikes are […]
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