‘Yellow bike plague’ sees cycles confiscated

More than 100 new rental obikes have been confiscated after a local authority received a “flood of complaints” about them cluttering pavements and causing obstructions.

Wandsworth council announced that it has taken 130 obikes off the streets of south-west London and described their introduction to the capital last month as a “yellow bike plague”.

Users can pick up and leave obikes anywhere, without needing to find a docking station, leading to bikes being abandoned in busy areas.