Last night (10 March 2026), the council’s Cabinet gave the green light to a new two-year contract with existing providers, Lime and Forest, ushering in strengthened financial penalties, enforcement and monitoring.
It builds on a two-year trial with the same operators, during which feedback from residents, groups and councillors informed key operational improvements – notably the expansion of marked and virtual bays which has already led to better compliance.
E-bike journeys continue to grow rapidly in Haringey, with monthly journeys reaching 278,000 in December 2025. Overall, 4.3million trips were recorded between March 2024 and January 2026, underlining the growing importance of e-bikes as a sustainable, active mode of travel.
Cllr Ibrahim Ali, Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment, said:
E-bikes have transformed the way people get across the borough, providing a cleaner and more accessible way to travel.
Throughout the trial, we’ve listened closely to residents, who highlighted both the benefits of e-bikes and the challenges that must be addressed.
This new contract strengthens accountability, sets clearer standards and ensures faster action from providers when problems occur.
It marks an important step towards creating a fairer, greener and better-connected Haringey.
Under the strengthened rules, operators will be subject to a stricter timetable for collecting abandoned bikes or those causing an obstruction. Failure to do so, will see fines issued and e-bikes seized incurring an additional storage fee.
Operators will be expected to increase patrols in problem areas and provide real-time data to support closer monitoring of performance. In addition, they will pay an annual fee upfront, contribute to council-run training and deliver a comprehensive safety campaign.
The new contracts are due to start in April 2026 subject to finalisation and following the completion of call-in procedures.
