Lime, Bolt and Voi electric bikes to be seized under tougher parking and anti-social rules

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A major authority has begun stepping up its crackdown on electric bikes as part of a wider drive to tackle anti-social behaviour across central London.Westminster City Council has confirmed it will seize dockless bikes from operators including Lime, Forest, Voi and Bolt if they are left blocking pavements, dropped kerbs, cycle lanes, bus lanes, doorways or access ramps.

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The tougher approach comes after the authority warned that issuing fines alone had failed to solve the problem of the bikes clogging up pavements.Since November 2025, Westminster has handed out more than 2,500 penalty notices to e-bike operators, but a council spokesperson said the new powers were needed because penalties "have not changed the behaviour" of hire companies.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Seized bikes will be taken to a storage facility, and operators will have to pay a fee before they can collect them.

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The move forms part of a wider enforcement campaign announced by Westminster City Council earlier...

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