sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoLime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10cross-posted to: london@feddit.uk
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkLime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'www.bbc.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: london@feddit.uk
minus-squareIcyToes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThe problem is it’s done by folk that don’t pay and probably covering their face. The fact the company thinks it’s cheaper to lose bikes than pay rent for land for stations to secure the bikes between customers is the problem. They don’t care.
minus-squareQuacksalber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoThe modern bikes need an account with valid fiscal info to unlock. There is no way to “not pay”.
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThere absolutely is, people break the disabling mechanism. I’ve had two go past me today with the obvious clack-clack-clack-clack of it.
The problem is it’s done by folk that don’t pay and probably covering their face. The fact the company thinks it’s cheaper to lose bikes than pay rent for land for stations to secure the bikes between customers is the problem. They don’t care.
The modern bikes need an account with valid fiscal info to unlock. There is no way to “not pay”.
There absolutely is, people break the disabling mechanism. I’ve had two go past me today with the obvious clack-clack-clack-clack of it.