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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Joseph Locker

Concerns over abandoned and 'badly parked' electric scooters in Nottingham

Concerns have been raised over "badly parked" electric scooters which are being abandoned across Nottingham.

More than 200 e-scooters became available to hire in the city as part of a 12-month trial which began on October 27.

Wind Mobility was chosen to operate schemes in both Nottingham and Derby and people working and living in the cities can hire an e-scooter from a month up to a year.

While many people have been seen out and about on the e-scooters and adhering to good-practice, concerns have arisen after numerous incidents where they have been left abandoned on pavements.

Lilian Greenwood, Labour MP for Nottingham south, said: "Badly parked scooters can cause real problems for pedestrians, especially blind or partially sighted people.

"Please park them properly or report problems."

The Lenton Drives and Neighbours Residents' Association added: "They're just abandoned all over the place.

"Is there no way of knowing who has left them there and fine the abusers?"

Scooters cost £30 a month, plus a £50 deposit, and on-street rental by the minute is also available to all for 12p per minute.

Key workers are also able to sign up for long-term rentals of the e-scooters at a discounted price, during which time they will be able to take the e-scooter home for exclusive use.

However, many scooters have been found parked inconsiderably across the city, including one particular highlighted by Nottingham City Council on November 12.

These incidents can be reported to the company which will relocate them to a parking spot.

REACT Nottingham, the regulation and compliance team for the city council, said: "Not one, not two, but five scooters reported to Wind Mobility.

"Please if you hire these scooters out, park then sensibly and don't block the footpath."

The five scooters found parked on a pavement by the city council's enforcement and compliance team on November 12 (REACT Nottingham)

Speaking of good-practice Eric Wang, CEO and co-founder of Wind Mobility, added: "Safety, Stability and Sustainability are the three Ss that guide Wind's considerate and inclusive approach to working with cities.

"We want our service to benefit all members of the community, and help make cities even greater places to live, work and visit.

"User training and education are key to a successful trial, which is why we are conducting several public safety events per month where our teams demonstrate how to use the scooter correctly.

"Our dedicated local teams work around the clock to swiftly move in and reposition any wrongly parked scooters and will engage with the community to respond to its questions and concerns."

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