The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act became law on 15 May, giving TfL city-wide licensing powers over dockless e-bike operators.
The powers market resolved on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act becoming law on 15 May 2026, as reported by the Evening Standard.
None of three earlier London schemes had rules within 11 months. London has been here before. A new power or a new kind of shared bike or scooter arrives, and then design, consultation and talks with the boroughs take many months. We looked at how long each earlier London scheme took to go from a legal power to working rules. Paris is shown for comparison. It moved faster, but it banned e-scooters instead of licensing them.