Scores of Voi e-scooters were seen parked in a single spot in South Bristol this afternoon (March 19). The e-scooters were seen parked outside the Aldi on North Street in Bedminster.
The agglomeration of just under 200 scooters could be down to a variety of factors, including the good weather. Bristol City are playing West Bromwich Albion at Ashton Gate this afternoon as well.
Last year, more than 100 Voi e-scooters were counted in a residential street in Bristol. So many ended up in the official parking zone on the corner of Elm Lane, near Whiteladies Road in Clifton, that locals began taking photographs of the scene.
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The phenomenon of parking spots being overloaded with the coral pink electric scooters is nothing new and last year Bristol Live revealed that residents and local councillors had complained to Voi, the company running the pilot scheme, about around 30 e-scooters blocking the pavement at Royal York Crescent.
E-scooter riders have to park up in an official parking area - very often just a wide pavement that has been selected by Voi - and take a photo to show they've parked it properly to end their ride and stop paying for the scooter. But riders complain there aren't enough parking zones, and popular ones are quickly over-run.
Earlier this week, it was announced that the chief executive of the Swedish company behind the Voi e-scooters currently being trialled in the Bristol region is to visit the UK to meet the region's Metro Mayor.
Last week, Dan Norris threatened to ban the company from operating in the area unless it severs ties to Russia. The threats came following a report in the Swedish press.
It has emerged that one of the operator’s major shareholders has close links to Russia, which has been condemned for invading Ukraine. Voi has since said it was re-evaluating all its partners.
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