Bike hire firm dumps Manchester following thefts and vandalism
Bike hire firm Mobike has announced it is pulling out of Manchester after the scheme was plagued by theft and vandalism.
The move means that Manchester is the first city in the world to be dumped by the Chinese bike sharing firm.
Mobike warned a couple of weeks ago it was considering leaving Manchester due to the high levels of theft and vandalism.
And today it has confirmed it is pulling the plug on its operations in the city.
The company, which launched in the city 13 months ago, revealed in August that the loss of aroun... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
