Huge crackdown on e-bikes and scooters dumped on pavements revealed
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England’s mayors are expected to be handed powers to target out of control e-bike and e-scooter use. The way e-bikes and e-scooters are parked and used could be up for a major overhaul as part of the government’s devolution plan giving more powers to regional mayors.
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The government is expected to announce new powers allowing metropolitan mayors to introduce fines for rental bikes and scooter operators and users who scatter the rides on pavements, according to MailOnline. Angela Rayner, the deputy Prime Minister and the Housing Secretary, has announced her ‘push’ for further devolution of powers which will also see several councils abolished and merged. Regional mayors will get greater power over planning and transport decisions.
![[Ian Hislop. One picture shows a bandage on the back of his head and a second shows him walking through a crowd]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEC_233070264-c558.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. It comes after a string of incidents and close-calls involving e-bikes and scooters, including illegal ‘death trap’ e-bikes seized in London capable of travelling at 70mph.
![[A police officer speaking with an e-bike rider on the pavement in London.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233455051-1a13.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Ian Hislop, the Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You presenter, was crossing the road when he was hit by an e-bike rider in London last week. The 64-year-old injured his head in the crash and he was pictured wearing a large bandage. Currently, each council, including the London boroughs, decide how they control e-bike and scooter parking and how many bikes each area has.
Brent Council made headlines after it warned the e-bike operator Lime that it would remove the rides in the area unless it improved the unruly parking in the borough. Eventually, the bikes were allowed to stay after Lime promised it would remove roguely parked bikes within two hours, creation of 200 new parking bays and cutting down the size of the fleet in Brent from 750 to 500 bikes.
