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'You're on your last warning!' London borough threatens Lime and Forest over abandoned e-bikes

London council sends warning letter to e-bike rental companies after ‘persistent problems’ it says are blighting the borough

Evening Standard

Lime bikes, Oasis, Strawberries & Cream sandwiches, Kim Kardashian bras: How Londoners spent their money in 2025

Monzo online bank outlines spending habits of its customers

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Londoners reveal what would encourage them to cycle more in the capital: safer car drivers

Cycling levels in the capital are at record levels, but many still don’t want to take to two wheels

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Zipcar parking bays left empty when firm quits London 'should be converted into e-bike parking'

Councils urged to repurpose car club bays for e-bikes to help tackle capital’s pavement parking problem

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London cyclist who shattered leg in horror Lime e-bike smash among compensation claimants against hire firm

William Radford, 27, is among a dozen bringing claims with the help of two law firms

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Cycling in London soars by 12% in a year with one in 10 journeys made on dockless e-bikes

Five per cent of all journeys in the capital are now made by bike

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Billionaire attacked by thieves on Lime bikes for £100,000 watch in Battersea street

Tycoon Vinod Sekhar praised his ‘lioness’ wife who fought back against muggers, as he warned others not to where expensive watches in public

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£100 on-the-spot fines for Lime and Forest in new crackdown on e-bikes abandoned on pavements

EXCLUSIVE: Westminster council opens new front in battle against pavement clutter by emailing fixed penalty tickets direct to e-bike firms

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1,000 e-bikes seized by London council in crackdown on cycles dumped near Harrods

Kensington and Chelsea council says release fees from seized Lime, Forest and Voi bikes will fund more enforcement action

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The ‘pavement vigilante’: why Cameron Roh is naming and shaming bad walking etiquette

He films people breaking his self-created ‘laws’ of street decorum and posts the videos online – with many viewers expressing their gratitude. So watch out if you’re rushing along on your phone or wheeling a small bag that could be carried ...

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Secure bike spaces to be culled under Sadiq Khan's emergency rules on affordable housing

Change in rules on homes for low-income Londoners will give developers green light to ditch bike storage

Evening Standard

Reasons to love London: From corner shop culture to Harry Styles taking over Wembley

The term Londonmaxxing has gone viral as people cotton on to what The Standard has always said: London is the greatest city in the world. From A-listers on Lime bikes to the return of Simpson’s in the Strand, this is why it’s the city that keeps on giving

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Prague to ban e-scooters from 2026 amid ‘chaos on sidewalks’

The Czech capital joins Madrid and Paris in banning electric scooters.

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Sumo wrestler misses bus after fight at Royal Albert Hall — has to Lime Bike home instead

The wrestler had been competing in the Grand Sumo Tournament Final just moments before the footage was taken

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Lime bike UK revenues surge 75% to break £100million mark for first time

Turnover is likely to have surged again in the current year following huge take-up during the Tube strikes in September

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Lime faces compensation claims from cyclists 'badly injured falling from firm's e-bikes in London'

Claims have been brought by 12 people injured while riding ‘faulty’ e-bikes

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OPINION - Should Lime bike users be forced to wear helmets?

So, Lime bikes are facing at least a dozen legal claims from cyclists who say they were injured while riding “faulty” bikes and alarmingly these alleged injuries include broken legs, arms and ankles, dislocated shoulders and brain injuries There are an estimated 40,000 Lime bikes out there and the company…

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E-bike firms at war as Hackney council agrees £93m deal with Lime and Voi but rejects Forest

Cheap rides promised for residents - but blow to hopes of implementing Londonwide set of e-bike rules

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Boris bikes fight back against Lime: £40m sponsorship deal keeps TfL scheme on the road until 2032

Number of e-bikes due to rise to 5,000 as Santander agrees to continue investing in London’s original hire bike scheme

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A quarter of Londoners say they are more likely to cycle following Tube strike

A poll by Lime and YouGov found that 28 per cent of Londoners are more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption

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Lime bikes chief executive reveals huge expansion vision: 'We want to be in every borough in London'

E-bikes currently available for hire in 17 boroughs - but firm has sights set on all 33 after ridership soars during Tube strike

Evening Standard

Lime bids to end 'Checkpoint Charlie' restrictions putting brakes on its e-bikes in west London

Exclusive: Hounslow councillors also searching for solution to enable cross-border hire bike rides to continue

Evening Standard

Best books about London: Tales that capture the essence of the world's best city

From the satirical to the sublime, these books are simply, quintessentially, London

Evening Standard

Tube strike sparked huge surge in bike crashes, London Ambulance Service data shows

Bike crashes increased by 44% during the Tube strikes as two million cyclists took to two wheels to get around the city

Evening Standard

'Good service on all Limes': E-bike hire firm revels in Tube strike cycling surge

Millions of bicycle trips have been made this week as Londoners look to beat the week-long Tube strike

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