Rental e-scooters back on the streets of Nottingham

Night Khan, Nottingham City Council’s leader, added: “We are thrilled that e-scooters are back in Nottingham, providing a convenient, sustainable, and affordable transport option.’

The one and the same Night Khan who bankrupted Robin Hood Energy, which in turn bankrupted the city council. Reward for failure, leader of the council.

The 'no-go zones' for e-scooters as operator pledges 'orderly streets' search.app/H1HNCPedestrianised city centre should be no-go for e-scooters, e-bikes and delivery riders, with on the spot fines.#ebikes #escooters #Nottingham

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-03-26T19:42:58.880Z

As of today, unwanted rental e-scooters are back on the streets of Nottingham.

When the previous e-scooters went bankrupt, there was a collective sigh of relief. Now they are back. Where was the public consultation?

Of course the company welcomes their return, a nice little earner, the costs externalised onto the rest of society.

The no-go area should be the entire pedestrianised city centre, this should apply to rental e-scooters, rental e-bikes, e-bikes, and delivery riders. On the spot fine if ride through.

Dumped rental e-bikes and e-scooters, impound, £250 recovery fee, £50 daily storage fee.

Theft of mobile phones will go up. Steal a phone, use the stolen phone to rent an e-bikes or e-scooter,  Snatch phones, empty bank accounts, the stolen phone a bonus.

Nottingham Spring Equinox plus one

I had hoped a warm sunny day as was York yesterday. Unfortunately not.

Lime rental e-bikes dumped everywhere. Hazard being run down by e-bikes and e-scooters, delivery riders.

No lessons learnt from the unmitigated disaster of rental e-scooters.

Looked in The Bagel Project Carrington Street. Busy, gloomy.

Macha at Vibe. I did not dislike, but did not like. I will stick with coffee or macha cheesecake.

Excellent lunch at Ugly Bread Bakery. I did not realise, they change their offerings every week.

Espresso at Effy. All their coffee filter roast, even though brewed as espresso.

Macha on sale. Very expensive. Tiny bag, 20g twenty pounds upwards.

I was going to visit the Specialty Coffee Shop, but no time. I head back to Vibe.

I cut across Old Market Square. It beggars belief, a Lime rental e-bike dumped in the middle of the square.

Kick Lime off the streets, not only Nottingham, but everywhere. They are a bloody nuisance.

Ban e-bikes,  e-scooters and  deliver riders from the city centre. Anyone ignoring the ban, £100 on-the-spot fine.  And seize and destroy what they are riding.

Impound dumped e-bikes and e-scooters. £250 recovery fee, £50 daily storage fee.

To my pleasant surprise, I find the owner of The Specialty Coffee Shop in Vibe.

In Vibe, cappuccino and macha cheesecake. Chinese girl asks me what I think. She is happy when I tell her she has done an excellent job. She tells me she is not a barista.

When I tell her of my experience in Divine in York where the girl argued with me that a cappuccino was made with chocolate, she started laughing.

Several near misses with delivery riders on  my way to the station.