@DocklessObs

Campaign raising awareness of dockless obstructions on London pavements #Accessible #SaferStreets

 London, UK
dockless-obstructions.org
Joined January 2023
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The dockless cycle hire revolution has taken over London’s streets - literally. Lime & Forest bikes litter pavements across the capital causing hazards for pedestrians - especially for older, blind, partially sighted and disabled people. Pavements are for people, NOT parking!
A large cluster of Lime bikes parked across a pavement outside Camden Market.

ALT A large cluster of Lime bikes parked across a pavement outside Camden Market.

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Hey @forestbike_uk please remove all the bikes you’ve deployed across the pavement on Eversholt Street Euston - parking in 🅿️ bays is MANDATORY in Camden. This is what happens when dockless hire companies manage ‘parking’ themselves.
Long line of forest hire e-bikes deployed along pavement at Euston.

ALT Long line of forest hire e-bikes deployed along pavement at Euston.

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Geofencing, docking stations, and parking management by hire companies themselves DOES NOT WORK! Fuerteventura have e-scooter dock stations, but pavements are still being obstructed by abandoned escooters.
Row of e-scooters in a docking station on the Canaria Island of Fuerteventura.

ALT Row of e-scooters in a docking station on the Canaria Island of Fuerteventura.

An abandoned e-scooter obstructing a narrow pavement opposite a docking station on the Canarian Island of Fuerteventura.

ALT An abandoned e-scooter obstructing a narrow pavement opposite a docking station on the Canarian Island of Fuerteventura.

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“Wild West” days of barely regulated e-scooter hire appear to be coming to an end - London can learn from Lanzarote… gazettelife.com/news/lanzaro…

Lanzarote tackling electric scooter war

Once upon a time, E-scooters promised to be an excellent solution to mobility problems in cities. They were cheap, convenient, perfect for short distance journeys and caused far less congestion and...

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Camden New Journal@NewJournal15 May 2025
Lemonia – and Lime! Famous restaurant swamped by hire bikes: camdennewjournal.co.uk/artic…

Lemonia – and Lime! Famous restaurant swamped by hire bikes

The bays are full but riders keep on adding more

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Geofenced dockless cycle hire parking bays don’t work - contract agreements with hire companies or not.
road.cc@roadcc22 Apr 2025
"I think there is a war on cars. There should be a better way to enable bike parking than taking away a valuable car parking space" Furious locals call Lime and Forest e-bike bays, which replaced car parking spaces, "a blight on the streets" road.cc/content/news/cycling…

“The mere sight of broken white lines with the words Cycle Hire Only is enough to send them into...

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Alicia Hayes@AliciaHayes188422 Apr 2025
Replying to @_LimeAID @DocklessObs @metpoliceuk @limebike @forestbike_uk
Outside Lume Restaurant corner of Kings Henry’s and Primrose Hill Roads this morning. Blocking entrance. Bikes regularly dumped here. Am posting like this so that @CamdenCouncil @AnnaBurrage aware.
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Alicia Hayes@AliciaHayes188421 Apr 2025
Replying to @DocklessObs @metpoliceuk @limebike @forestbike_uk
Sadly everywhere now. A menace particularly for pedestrians. Primrose Hill⬇️
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Chelsea.@GreenthGreen20 Apr 2025
Replying to @limebike
@limebike how is this okay?
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Beginning to look like Summer 👀
Photo of a dockless cycle hire ebike front basket full of empty beer bottles and cans - used as a street bin.

ALT Photo of a dockless cycle hire ebike front basket full of empty beer bottles and cans - used as a street bin.

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Bus Stop opposite @metpoliceuk New Scotland Yard HQ on Victoria Embankment - totally inaccessible!
Island bus stop between road carriageway and cycleway totally obstructed with dockless hire ebikes.

ALT Island bus stop between road carriageway and cycleway totally obstructed with dockless hire ebikes.

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Hello @IslingtonBC How many cycle hire ebikes are permitted to be left ‘at’ a single public cycle 🅿️ rack?
Six dockless hire ebikes left on pavement around a single public cycle parking rack outside Tesco Kings Cross Islington.

ALT Six dockless hire ebikes left on pavement around a single public cycle parking rack outside Tesco Kings Cross Islington.

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I LOVE GOLF TTID@KingArtAT18 Apr 2025
How are you supposed to walk 🚶 here??
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Euston we have a problem (again). Forest @forestbike_uk have deployed rows and rows of bikes for hire across pavements in breach of @CamdenCouncil contract. Lime @limebike usual ‘overspill’ from dockless hire 🅿️ bay sprawling across pavements.
Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

ALT Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

ALT Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

ALT Rows of Forest bikes deployed on pavement for hire surrounded by lime bikes.

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Euston dockless cycle hire 🅿️ bay needs to be relocated off pavement and extended - current parking space for only 8 e-bikes. Aprox 100 bikes are obstructing pavement - not enough room in Lime van to remove them all in one go!
White van jammed full of Lime bikes.

ALT White van jammed full of Lime bikes.

Euston station dockless hire parking bay with space for 8 bikes.

ALT Euston station dockless hire parking bay with space for 8 bikes.

Row of Forest hire bikes deployed on pavement.

ALT Row of Forest hire bikes deployed on pavement.

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Highly dangerous location for dockless hire e-bike parking - pavement between several pedestrian crossings at busy road junction. Pentonville Road jnt Kings Cross Road @IslingtonBC
Screenshot of Lime App showing an unmarked official parking area on pavement between several pedestrian crossings at dangerous King’s Cross road junction in Islington.

ALT Screenshot of Lime App showing an unmarked official parking area on pavement between several pedestrian crossings at dangerous King’s Cross road junction in Islington.

Dockless Obstructions@DocklessObs14 Apr 2025
Wheelchair user in cycle lane navigating past Lime bike obstructing pavement - Lime bikes on crossings at Pentonville Road during ‘safety improvement works’. Utterly dangerous @IslingtonBC - the @limebike ‘parking zone’ at jnt Pentonville Rd & Kings Cross Rd needs removing ASAP!
Lime bike parked on pedestrian crossing.

ALT Lime bike parked on pedestrian crossing.

Lime bike parking on pavement during construction works to make road, cycle lanes, pavement and crossings SAFER - wheelchair user has to enter cycle lane to get passed the Lime bike on the pavement.

ALT Lime bike parking on pavement during construction works to make road, cycle lanes, pavement and crossings SAFER - wheelchair user has to enter cycle lane to get passed the Lime bike on the pavement.

Lime bike parked on pedestrian crossing.

ALT Lime bike parked on pedestrian crossing.

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Lime bikes dangerously obstructing pedestrian crossing - pavement impassable (again). This is not a ‘parking area’ @IslingtonBC it’s a pavement of a pedestrian crossing at a major road junction.
Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

ALT Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

ALT Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

ALT Lime bikes obstructing pavement at busy King’s Cross pedestrian crossings in Islington. 18th April 2025.

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LAGER Can@CanLager18 Apr 2025
Lime Grove aka Trumpers Way W7 #Hanwell @limebike please collect ASAP. Third pic show bike recovered by 71-year old female member from canal. Also reported by email.
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Welcome to Battersea ..!!! Dockless cycles are a plague upon the capital. When will @MayorofLondon and local councils take action…??? @forestbike_uk
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Anthony Fairclough 🔶@AJ_Fairclough17 Apr 2025
Replying to @AJ_Fairclough @_LimeAID
Almost a week now and no action seems to have been taken. This - right by aping cash machine - is not a wide enough pavement to leave your bikes. The bike racks at Wimbledon Station - less than a min away - have no Lime Bikes in them
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FIDΞL@FidelUK16 Apr 2025
“A few bikes show up and it’s the apocalypse”: Angry locals fume after “swarms” of hire bikes “dumped” on streets during Boat Race – cyclists’ response: “But carz…” ⁦@Heidi_Labour⁩ ⁦@APPGCW⁩ @roadcc ⁦⁦@activetraveleng⁩ @Sustrans⁩ flip.it/ADf-QX

“A few bikes show up and it’s the apocalypse”: Angry locals fume after “swarms” of hire bikes...

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ViiGos@ViiGos16 Apr 2025
Replying to @DocklessObs @londoncouncils
Corner of Green Lanes and Church Street, N4
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