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Tag Archives: e-scooters
Call for delivery firms to act to reduce risk of e-bike fires
The London Fire Brigade is calling for leading delivery firms – Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo – to do more to make their riders aware of the fire risk of the batteries used to power their e-bikes and e-scooters. … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Catford, Croydon, Deliveroo, e-bikes, e-scooters, Just Eats, Lewisham, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Uber, Uber Eats
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Non-folding e-bikes banned from London’s transport network
From today, non-folding e-bikes are banned from most of the Transport for London network, including Tubes, Overground trains and trams, because of serious concerns over fires. Anyone found breaking the rule could face a fine of £1,000. The London Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Transport for London
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Brigade’s Black Friday warning over online fire risk ‘bargains’
Online purchases of e-bikes, e-scooters and chargers are fraught with risks, safety charity warns The Fire Brigade has issued a warning to Londoners not to let their Black Friday bargain go up in smoke. The LFB and consumer safety charity, … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Electrical Safety First, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Central Parade blaze brings renewed warnings on e-bikes
The London Fire Brigade has issued another safety reminder about e-bikes after a fire on Central Parade in New Addington on Sunday night. The fire occurred in a three-storey building made up of a shop with homes above. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, New Addington
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, New Addington
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Fire Brigade’s dramatic warning of the risks of e-bike batteries
Amazon, eBay and three other online suppliers have been ordered to withdraw from sale dodgy batteries that are often used for e-bikes and e-scooters The London Fire Brigade has today released dramatic video footage from a rescue conducted last week … Continue reading
Fire Brigade backs petition in memory of victim of e-bike fire
The London Fire Brigade is backing a petition from the friends and family of 21-year-old Sofia Duarte, who lost her life in a fatal fire caused by the catastrophic failure of a lithium battery used to charge an e-bike. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fiona Twycross, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Fiona Twycross, fire, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sofia Duarte
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Rail operators move to ban e-scooters from stations and trains
Thameslink and Southern Rail, who operate the majority of services through East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Purley and the Coulsdon stations, are to ban e-scooters across its stations and trains from next Thursday, June 1. Under the new restrictions, e-skateboards, hoverboards … Continue reading
Exploding batteries see Brigade renew its scooter warning
The London Fire Brigade has this morning released shocking video footage of an explosion from a charging e-scooter. The resulting fire put the scooter owner in hospital. “I cheated death,” they said. (Be patient: the explosive stuff starts with a … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, scooters
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Fire Brigade repeats warnings on unsafe e-scooter batteries
The London Fire Brigade has repeated its warnings about e-scooter batteries, and the risks of leaving them charging when unattended, after a serious blaze in a south London maisonette put the lives of at least six people in harm’s way. … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade
Tagged e-scooters, LFB, London, London Fire Brigade, Streatham Hill
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E-scooters’ ‘risk of significant harm’, says Assembly Member
Pedestrians and road users in Croydon and across the capital are “at risk of significant harm” from the illegal use of electric scooters, according to a Member of the London Assembly today. Unmesh Desai was responding to the release of … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, TfL, Transport, Unmesh Desai
Tagged e-scooters, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, TfL, Transport for London, Unmesh Desai, Will Norman
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