Seoul Bill Sets 40,000-Won Towing Fee for Illegally Parked Shared E-Bikes

A proposed amendment to a Seoul ordinance would set the towing fee for illegally parked shared e-bikes at 40,000 won per unit, with storage fees of 700 won per 30 minutes, according to bloter.net. The amendment is scheduled to be presented at the Seoul Metropolitan Council's 340th regular session on the 3rd and 4th of next month.

The amendment would add shared bicycles to the existing ordinance that sets the standards for moving and storing illegally parked vehicles, extending a framework currently applied to other vehicle types.

Shared e-bikes in South Korea are operated by companies including Gbike, Swing, Nine2One, a Socar subsidiary, and Kakao Mobility.

Other cities' parking rules

Paris signed four-year public land occupancy contracts with Dott, Lime, and Voi in October 2024, permitting each operator to run 3,000 to 6,000 shared e-bikes. The city limits the number of e-bikes per operator at parking locations based on rack size: 1 per operator at spaces with 4-5 racks, 2 at spaces with 6-8 racks, and up to 6 at larger spaces.

Singapore introduced a QR code parking system in 2019 that requires users to park in designated areas, and operators there can impose a SGD 5 fine on users who park incorrectly, with repeat violators facing usage restrictions. Transport for London announced an enforcement policy in November 2024 to tackle illegal parking of shared e-bikes on its red routes and station forecourts. The London Mayor's office announced that there are over 36,000 shared mobility parking spaces on roads and that 1.7 million pounds will be provided to boroughs this year to create more parking spaces. London Mayor Sadiq Khan outlined a plan to unify different borough-by-borough operating rules under a TfL London-wide licensing system.