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Lime Bike dumping

Further to the Conservative councillor mentioning fining Lime bikes for dumped and littered bikes, I think it would be more important for Lime to remove the capability of users, particularly youths, ‘jailbreaking’ the bikes. This is where they scoot the bikes and effectively ride them free. They can be recognised by the clicking noise. Here at Kew Bridge I regularly see lots of them going over Kew Bridge, in both directions, and seen youths ‘jailbreaking’ them at the Lime stand on Strand-on-the-green. These are probably the main culprits for dumped bikes but not always. Football fans are also culprits, leaving them strewn on the corner by Kew Green and Kew Bridge, on the junction of Kew Bridge Road and Green Dragon Lane and by the station. I would hasten to add not all fans do this. Looking over the Strand-on-the-green docking station I have seen fans jostling to squeeze the bikes in and also using the cycle racks on the pavements so respect to them but come on, Lime, it can’t be difficult to stop youths using the bikes without paying, not just to stop them being dumped but also to stop you losing revenue!!!

Neal Rollason ● 23h5 Comments

The situation isn't helped by those who just object to them and push them over who should know better.  They don't climb lampposts and all fall over all on their own!

Philippa Bond ● 2h

Couldn't agree more! Lime must have seen these councils coming, they're just a bloody nuisance. The 'concept' may have been O.K. - but it did not take into account the sheer ignorance of some of the people who use them. Three just slung on the footpath in my street this morning.

Vanessa Smith ● 5h

I question any business model that encourages a company to use the public highway to scatter and store its products all over the place at no cost to itself.

Peter Evans ● 6h

There are two species - clickers that have been around for a long time and chirpers that are more recent.Lime claimed they had fixed the clicking but I do sometimes hear them. I disagree they are 3-4 for each legit one. I regularly cycle from Brentford to Fulham, there are lots of Limes and the vast majority are OK. Thehacked ones are usually kids playing with them or youths up to no good.I rarely use Limes (use my own!) but when I do they are good when they are good. Most of my recent ones have had problems  and it can be frighteningly expensive.IMO Lime need to get their act together but why bother? they are making millions and currently there is little power for local authorities to take any action to control them Law changes are coming I think

Guy Lambert ● 6h

I’d say that I encounter 3 - 4 clicky bikes to every legit one. It’s a huge shame because it’s a brilliant concept (I’m very pro-bike), but the jailbreaking and dumping ruin it for everyone.Sadly, this is why we can’t have nice things.

Tracie Dudley Craig ● 18h