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from the usually impotent LCC : http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1061
see the attachment as to what to do...
Bicycle parking in London could become a lottery if a new law proposed by the Mayor and London Councils gets through.
The law will allow council officials to forcibly remove bikes chained to railings or lampposts without any warning. The legislation could arrest the welcome growth in cycling in the capital and undermine the Mayor’s plans to reduce car traffic and crowding on public transport by encouraging an increase in cycling.
The London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill is being proposed by the London Councils and Transport for London. London Councils say the legislation on “Items deposited on the highway” can be used to remove bicycles. Council officers will be able to forcibly remove bikes immediately “for good or safe management of the highway” if they cannot identify an owner. Unless bike owners correctly follow a formal procedure for reclaiming their bikes their cycles may be disposed of without compensation.
LCC campaigns manager Tom Bogdanowicz said “There is not nearly enough cycle parking in London - if this law is passed bike parking will become a lottery - bike owners may go to work and have no bike when they are going home. This legislation will undermine any plans the Mayor has to increase cycling.”
Under the proposed law officers will be required to leave a notice in place of the bike they have removed, but thieves or vandals could easily take such notes. Owners of bikes that have been removed will only have 14 days to reclaim them, or councils will be able to dispose of the bike and charge the owner for the cost of disposal.
[B]London Cycling Campaign is urging cycle users to write to the Mayor and their councillors to ask them to change the damaging law. You can download a template email using the links on the right. Please take action today.[/B]
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