| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Orange mobikes | |
| Posted by: | Peter Evans | |
| Date/Time: | 04/12/18 00:47:00 |
| The original agreement with Brent when they were considering Mobikes is set out in this document: http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/documents/s63050/Dockless%20Cycle%20Hire.pdf Among other things, this required the operator to sign a Memorandum of Understanding based on TfL’s Code of Practice for dockless bikes which would detail how the agreed operation would work and set certain conditions that Brent required the operator to meet. It noted that enforcement powers were available for local authorities under current legislation from the Highways Act 1980 and London Local Authorities Act 1990, and Street Trading to act on undesirable behaviour. Brent also required Mobike to apply and presumably pay for a Street Trading licence and remove bikes when requested. I assume Hounslow and Ealing have some similar enforceable 'understanding'. Ealing's original agreement with Mobike referred to the bikes being kept in 30 designated sites across the Borough, marked out with orange tape. We know the zone of operation in Ealing is now smaller than originally planned and the designated zones appear to be no more, with bikes all over the place. Time for a rethink? |