"Boroughs, which manage 95 per cent of London's roads, warn that while e-bikes play a vital role in helping Londoners travel more sustainably, the rapid increase in illegally modified and unsafe vehicles is putting riders and the public at serious risk. London boroughs are calling on government to use powers granted under the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill to: Tighten the definition of online marketplaces, making them accountable for unsafe or illegal products"
"Boroughs are also asking for national collision data (STATS19) to be updated so that crashes involving illegal e-bikes can be properly recorded and monitored. Without these changes, London Councils warns that dangerous and non-compliant vehicles will continue to flood online platforms, fuelling fire risks in homes and collisions on roads. In recent months, boroughs have seen increasing reports of converted or high-powered e-bikes reaching speeds of up to 70mph - far above legal limits."
London Councils calls for urgent secondary legislation to tackle the growing sale of unsafe e-bikes, conversion kits and uncertified lithium-ion batteries. Boroughs request tightened online marketplace definitions and stronger Trading Standards powers, including resources, enforcement and on-the-spot fines to remove unsafe products. Boroughs also ask for national collision data (STATS19) updates to record crashes involving illegal e-bikes. Illegally modified high-powered e-bikes have been reported reaching speeds up to 70mph and are legally motorbikes, requiring licence, registration, insurance and helmets. Rising lithium-ion battery fires have caused deaths and increase fire risk in homes.
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