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This makes sense, thanks. Makes the bikes basically useless to me, so I won't feel too badly about the 20 'credit' point deduction.
Isn't getting different borough councils to agree to things a barrier to a lot of 'continuous' infrastructure?
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Well, no doubt ofo are working all the time to strike agreements with more London councils so that the area covered becomes contiguous. However, concerns about street clutter in London are very important and I can't see areas like Westminster ever allowing it. (Hope I'm wrong, although I'm still not sure about these companies currently flooding the market.)
A lot of people complain about the structure of local government in London, but there are obviously advantages and disadvantages to it, as with all things. I personally think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, although I'd want to see a return to much smaller units of local government, e.g. a bit like the former London Metropolitan Boroughs and different set-ups for council wards. Needless to say, in the current climate it's more likely that the reverse could happen.
Oliver Schick
@Sparky or @GwGs will be more qualified to comment, but I imagine the current 'geofence' is probably the borough boundary of the London Borough of Southwark, where they have an agreement with the local authority (as in Hackney). Brixton's in (the London Borough of Lambeth). Tricky if you're not aware.