Overview

• Camden Council has relocated the e-bike parking bay outside Robert Powell’s Highgate home and begun on-the-spot removal of obstructive bikes.
• Robert Powell and his wife Barbara Lord endured up to 100 e-bikes blocking their pavement, sent 570 photographs to the council, and secured a GP’s warning about the risk of a heart attack.
• Transport for London’s new enforcement policy allows fixed penalty notices of £100—reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days—for operators who leave e-bikes outside designated zones.
• Lime has pledged £5 million to fund 2,500 new parking spaces across London to relieve overcrowded bays.
• Despite these measures, residents report ongoing pavement obstructions that endanger pedestrians, especially those who are blind, disabled, or elderly.