Lime’s global chief executive Wayne Ting was in London last month, and met Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord and Shravan Joshi, the City’s transport chief, to discuss future regulation and how Lime aimed to “work collaboratively” to solve the problems caused by the way some Lime riders dump the bikes carelessly.
Lime and Forest e-bikes seized for blocking pavements - and released after firms pay £25,000 in fines More than 100 Lime and Forest e-bikes that were blocking pavements in central London have been seized by council officials.
The City of London Corporation, the local authority for the City’s “Square Mile” financial area, seized the bikes and charged the firms a fee of £235 per bike before allowing them to be recovered.
But the sheer number of e-bikes being made available for hire – Lime is thought to have a fleet of 25,000 to 30,000 bikes and Forest of about 15,000 bikes – means many are dumped on the pavement.
Asked if he wanted to retain dockless e-bikes for hire in London, Mr Lord added: “I think dockless bikes have got a part to play.
