Cycling UK challenges Merseyrail ban on non-folding e-bikes

Cycling UK is challenging Merseyrail’s decision to ban non-folding electric bikes across its network, warning the move could affect people who rely on them for independence and essential journeys.

Merseyrail says the policy follows a safety review and concerns about battery fires, while Cycling UK is calling for the decision to be reconsidered and for greater scrutiny of the evidence behind it.