Richmond, west London, moves to improve accountability for e-bike use by fitting part of its “Forest” bike fleet with identifiable number codes. The proposal, reported as affecting about one third of the 1,500-bike fleet, will add five-digit ID codes designed to make riders easier to identify.
The measure is presented as a clampdown on “rogue” riding and is intended to deter unsafe or unauthorized use by linking bicycles to identifiable information. The report describes the change as a targeted rollout rather than an immediate universal replacement across the entire fleet. The available coverage focuses on the enforcement and identification aspect of the policy, without detailing specific offence rates, policing procedures, or how the codes will be used after detection.
