Rented e-scooters set to vanish from Madrid streets
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Amsterdam-based Dott, Germany's Tier Mobility and US-based Lime, have around 2,000 e-scooters each throughout Madrid.
PHOTO: REUTERS
MADRID - Operators of rental e-scooters will have until Oct 25 to remove all their mobility devices from the streets of Madrid, the Mayor's office said on Oct 8, following an outcry against reckless driving and chaotic parking by their users.
After withdrawing their licences last month, the Mayor’s office said the three foreign operators – Lime, Dott and Tier Mobility – had failed to implement limits on their clients’ circulation or control their parking to regain the licences.
Amsterdam-based Dott, Germany’s Tier Mobility and US-based Lime, whose scooters are available via the Uber app, have around 2,000 e-scooters each throughout Madrid.
Lime and Dott said they had not been officially notified by city hall of the deadline.
Lime said that if they were formally notified, they will take the appropriate measures to comply. Dott said they will assess possible legal and operating actions after receiving the official document.
Tier did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The scooter-sharing system has raised opposition in cities around the world due to reckless driving by users on streets and pavements and haphazard parking that often leaves public spaces cluttered. REUTERS
