The purple e-scooters have disappeared from the city’s streets after allegations their operator was running 500 more devices than their contract allowed.
Brisbane City Council has cancelled its contract with e-scooter company Beam Mobility amid allegations the company secretly put 500 more e-scooters on Brisbane streets than its contract allowed, gaining extra profit.
Beam Mobility said it disagreed with the council’s claim, and believed the findings of the investigation were premature.“As previously announced, Beam has appointed external advisers to manage an independent audit process, to examine the issues that have been raised regarding Beam’s fleet management system.“Beam takes its obligations regarding fleet management seriously and is determined to work with its council partners on these issues.
“Beam devices will progressively be removed and Ccouncil will now seek to replace Beam with a new e-mobility operator as soon as practical,” the council said in a statement.
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