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<\/p>\nA crackdown was launched by WECA last summer<\/p>\n
A Dott e-scooter parked on a pavement in Bristol(Image: Alex Seabrook)<\/p>\n
More than 100 fines a day have been issued to e-scooter riders for parking in the wrong place<\/a> in the Bristol region over the last five months.<\/p>\n About 16,000 fixed penalty notices were handed out between September 2025 and January 2026 across the West of England.<\/p>\n Metro mayor Helen Godwin told the West of England Combined Authority<\/a> (Weca) overview and scrutiny committee that a successful campaign launched with Avon & Somerset<\/a> police and crime commissioner Clare Moody last August, Scoot Safe, had resulted in 99 per cent of journeys now ending in correct parking<\/a>.<\/p>\n E-scooter and e-bike hire operator Dott introduced the fines to tackle inconsiderate parking, which risks a \u00a310 charge, rising to \u00a315 if left outside the Weca trial\u2019s operating area \u2013 Bristol, Bath<\/a> & North East Somerset, and parts of South Gloucestershire<\/a> \u2013 in a bid to keep pavements clear and safe.<\/p>\n B&NES Cllr Jess David (Lib Dem, Moorlands) asked Ms Godwin at the meeting on Monday, March 23: \u201cYou\u2019d stated that we had a significant increase in marked bays installed and that you had further locations planned.<\/p>\n \u201cHow will these be delivered and how will you ensure they are equitable across all authorities?<\/p>\n \u201cWhat evidence do you have that the current enforcement is improving, particularly around parking compliance, and how will you look to strengthen in retendering the contract?<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen issues in outer Bath where bikes and scooters are parked there for several days.\u201d<\/p>\n The mayor replied that Weca had \u00a31million from devolved transport money from the government to install more parking areas.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cSince Scoot Safe, which we launched last summer, we\u2019ve rolled out 52 new bays and we\u2019re working with officers at the unitary authorities (UAs) to understand where are the best places to do that.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s about where the demand is, where the space is, and we would usually defer to the UAs on that.<\/p>\n \u201cSince the start of Scoot Safe last August we\u2019ve issued 16,000 fines between September and January and the data tells us that 99 per cent of journeys are now ending in a proper parking spot, verified through in-app photos, so that feels like really good news.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to keep working with the UAs on that data and intelligence around that.\u201d<\/p>\n