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London Assembly Holds Hearing on Citywide Dockless E-Bike Licensing
The London Assembly Transport Committee held a hearing on October 8 at City Hall on what powers TfL should get and what conditions operators should face, moving toward a single citywide licensing regime for dockless e-bikes to replace borough-by-borough fragmentation.
Why it matters
Dumped dockless e-bikes have become a London street blight: official figures show roughly 80% of those injured in hire-bike collisions in 2025 were the riders themselves, with six fatalities recorded between 2017 and 2025. The mayor's citywide licensing vision, unveiled in late September, is now entering real legislative discussion — the 'wild west' era is ending.
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The London Assembly Transport Committee held a hearing at 10am on October 8 in the Chamber at City Hall, examining the problems of dockless hire bikes and what powers Transport for London should hold under a new regulatory framework, plus what conditions it could place on operators. Guests included representatives of Lime, Forest, Voi and Bolt, alongside Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman and senior TfL officials.
Industry outlet Zag Daily reported Norman called the current fragmented system 'a mess' at the hearing, saying 'nobody wanted it to operate this way.' City Hall's notice lists the persistent problems: bikes dumped blocking pavements, accessibility hazards for older and disabled people, injuries from careless riding, and no insurance cover for people hurt in collisions with hire bikes.
The backdrop is Mayor Sadiq Khan's citywide licensing framework vision unveiled on September 29. The legal basis is the 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act, which lets the Transport Secretary authorise TfL to run a single London-wide licensing scheme, replacing today's borough-by-borough patchwork. Detailed rules still need secondary legislation and Department for Transport guidance, so rollout will take time.
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