Collective ban, licensing regime for shared-bike users and operators in major bid to regulate industry
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Those who park their shared bicycles indiscriminately may soon be billed continuously while repeat offenders could face a collective ban from the service providers, the authorities said on Monday (March 5) in unveiling the biggest attempt yet at addressing frustrations and grey areas in the growing industry.
Operators offering dockless shared bikes, personal mobility devices (PMDs) and power-assisted bicycles will also be regulated under a new licensing regime that gives the Land Transport Authority (LTA) more teeth to fine or sanction errant operators, such as by revoking their licences or curtailing their fleet size.
The proposed changes were tabled in Parliament on Monday (March 5) under a new Bill to amend the Parking Places Act.