Potholes and Pavements - the bumpy ride continues

Potholes and Pavements - the bumpy ride continues

Big tech firms: profiting from misery

A new report into 'fake e-bikes' reveals a problem, with solutions

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Laura Laker
Jun 20, 2025
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The fruit is rotten, and there are flies in the fries. In your online delivery parcel, death is waiting. And we have bought into the con, wholesale.

A month ago I sat in on an evidence session in Portcullis House, part of the Houses of Parliament, to hear about the rise of what we now term ‘fake e-bikes’ – illegally fast, high-powered bicycle conversions…

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