London is putting the brakes on the mess of electric bikes that litter the streets of the city. Today, the local transportation authority, Transport for

TfL is working with London boroughs to create more docking stations for rental e-bikes and e-scooters, has written to vehicle operators to ask them to collaborate on tackling rogue parking and plans to take action against operators who don’t ensure compliance with new policy.

However ahead of that, it is clear the current operators could and should be doing much more to address these problems," says councillor Kieron Williams, London Councils Executive Member for Climate,

Transport for London is spending about £1million providing designated parking spaces for dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. But the initiative - which includes 7,500 spaces on council roads and 800 alongside Red Routes - comes with a warning that firms such as Lime and Forest will be fined if their customers do not leave the bikes and scooters in the correct place.