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Rented e-scooters set to vanish from Madrid streets
Oct 11, 2024 12:01 AM

MADRID, Oct 8 (Reuters) - 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 Tuesday,

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 U.S.-based

Lime, whose scooters are available via the Uber ( 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

sidewalks and haphazard parking that often leaves public spaces

cluttered.

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