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More than 1,000 dockless bikes seized in Westminster amid parking crackdown
Overview
Westminster City Council has seized over 1,000 badly parked dockless bikes and issued more than 5,300 fixed penalty notices since May as part of an enforcement crackdown. The announcement coincided with a London Assembly meeting where operators and transport officials discussed the need for a unified regulatory framework across London, as current borough-by-borough arrangements create inconsistencies for users and companies.
Key points
- Westminster City Council has seized more than 1,000 dockless bikes since May due to obstructive parking.
- The council issued over 5,300 fixed penalty notices to bike operators, totalling more than £53,000.
- Enforcement teams doubled their patrols and removed a record 217 bikes in a single week.
- Dockless bike operators told a London Assembly Transport Committee meeting that differing borough rules create problems for both users and companies.
- London Assembly statistics showed that 18% of all cycle collisions involved a hired cycle in 2025, up from 2% in 2017.
- New statutory powers for Transport for London (TfL) to regulate micro-mobility schemes are not expected to be in place until at least 2028.