Khan announces London-wide e-bike licensing scheme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 17:42 · Archive

London's mayor has announced plans for a licensing scheme for e-bike operators across the capital.

Sadiq Khan has announced a London-wide licensing scheme for e-bike operators to replace the current borough-by-borough approach. The scheme would be overseen by Transport for London. E-bike operators including Lime, Forest and Voi have backed the plan, which comes amid complaints about badly parked or abandoned bikes.

How it is being reported

• E-bike giants back Khan bid to end London ‘Wild West’London’s leading e-bike operators have backed Sadiq Khan’s bid to end the capital’s regulatory ‘Wild West’ while piling pressure on the government to get a long-awaited city-wide licensing regime into force. Lime, Forest and Voi welcomed new plans to replace London’s borough-by-borough wars with a single framework overseen by Transport for London (TfL), after years [...]City AM · 29 Sept, 16:10
• Sadiq Khan announces London-wide crackdown on e-bikes 'Wild West'Mayor of London lays out plans for a licensing scheme for e-bike operators in the capital amid anger at badly parked or abandoned bikesEvening Standard · 29 Sept, 13:09

In this story: Sadiq Khan · London · Transport for London · Lime · Forest · Voi

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