Penistone999 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 OFO have announced they are pulling the scheme out of Sheffield, so they will be no more! Thank god for that . ---------- Post added 06-07-2018 at 17:23 ---------- Do you have a link to this announcement? Todays Star https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/yellow-scan-and-go-hireable-bikes-to-withdraw-from-sheffield-1-9239303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phili Buster Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Apparently Jack Scott Cabinet member for transport and development has stated that OfO are pulling out of Sheffield due to Brexit. If that is so then why are OfO reported to be increasing and expanding their business in the London area? Are we to assume London is excluded from Brexit and will remain part of the EU I suppose the decision has nothing at all to do with the continued extensive vandalism of the OfO stock of cycles in Sheffield then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broakham Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I suspect that Cllr. Scott is having a competition with Mayor Magid for the most vacuous pronouncement of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just said about them withdrawing from Sheffield on LN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Thank god for that . ---------- Post added 06-07-2018 at 17:23 ---------- Todays Star https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/yellow-scan-and-go-hireable-bikes-to-withdraw-from-sheffield-1-9239303 Why 'thank God'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Apparently Jack Scott Cabinet member for transport and development has stated that OfO are pulling out of Sheffield due to Brexit. If that is so then why are OfO reported to be increasing and expanding their business in the London area? Are we to assume London is excluded from Brexit and will remain part of the EU I suppose the decision has nothing at all to do with the continued extensive vandalism of the OfO stock of cycles in Sheffield then? . ? Isn't it sad that the hard of thinking appear to have ruined the scheme for those who found the bikes useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Apparently Jack Scott Cabinet member for transport and development has stated that OfO are pulling out of Sheffield due to Brexit. If that is so then why are OfO reported to be increasing and expanding their business in the London area? Are we to assume London is excluded from Brexit and will remain part of the EU I suppose the decision has nothing at all to do with the continued extensive vandalism of the OfO stock of cycles in Sheffield then? Have you got a source for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 . �� Isn't it sad that the hard of thinking appear to have ruined the scheme for those who found the bikes useful. It depend on whether it is because of what you think.. Quote from the General Manager of OFO UK: "We have experienced some vandalism and theft in Sheffield, but this is not the reason for this strategic decision to rationalize the business.” It maybe that the problem is they did not take into account properly that Sheffield is very hilly. Notice the places where it has been a success such as Norwich, London and Leeds are fairly flat which suits these sort of bikes. I found that most of the legit people I saw riding them around town were being a menace to pedestrians. In a lot of cases they were riding them on pavements and not using cycle lanes, and then being dumped like litter anywhere they wanted. Drop a cigarette but and you get fined, dump a bike and it seems to be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 There is still one dumped in the grass at the side of the road next to the Flouch roundabout . Its been there a couple of months. :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 what happens to the existing bikes? Are the gonna be sold off cheap ? Or is it finders keepers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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