London councils seize more than 3,300 dockless e-bikes as licensing overhaul approaches

首都各地的冲突加速

London local authorities have seized at least 3,393 hazardously parked or abandoned rental e-bikes during 2026, according to figures obtained by the Guardian from authorities across the capital. The total is already 23% higher than the number removed during all of 2025. Lime accounted for more than 2,000 seizures reported by 19 authorities, followed by Forest with 978 and Voi with 103. The figures turn a familiar pavement nuisance into a significant test of urban transport governance.

Dockless rental bikes have become part of London’s everyday transport network. Transport for London estimates that they account for roughly one in ten of the city’s 1.5 million daily cycle journeys. Their rapid adoption offers a relatively inexpensive, low-emission alternative for short trips and connections to public transport, but the same scale magnifies the consequences when bicycles are left across pavements, entrances, roads or designated resident parking spaces.

可用性引发争议

步行和残疾组织表示,阻碍停车可以使街道难或不安全,盲人和部分观察者,轮椅用户,老年居民和带轮椅的父母。 市政官员也描述了跨市边界的不一致执行。 运营商回答说,停车基础设施未能保持需求的速度,而且过度繁忙的酒吧有助于不适当的停车。 因此,争议是关于运营商的行为以及理事会向服务分配的街道空间的数量。

政策背景自英国议会通过《英语解放与社区强化框架》以来一直发生变化。 政府资料说,立法授予战略或地方交通当局权力,根据二级法规,许可共享周期和电子周期,获取运营商数据,并强制条件,旨在应对停车不良和反社会行为。 在伦敦,预计将成为伦敦运输许可机构,并以资本范围的框架取代了租赁合同的修订。

接下来的发生了什么

即时执行活动将继续在现有地方权力下,而TfL、Boroughs和运输部则制定了新许可系统启动所需的次要规则。 关键问题包括停车场运营商和理事会必须提供多少,错误的自行车需要收集多少,罚款是否会均匀,以及如何实施可用性标准。 可行的安排必须保留广泛使用的运输选项,同时防止其商业模式将停车和安全费用转移到步行者。

占领总数提供了一个不寻常具体的基线,可以对即将到来的政权进行审判。 如果在许可开始后撤销和投诉,伦敦可能会为其他英国城市提供一个模型,以管理共享微流。 如果总额继续上涨,将增加对更紧的舰队限制、更强的财政罚款或更限制的运营区的压力。