A war appears to be brewing in London’s shared e-bike market, and it’s getting messy with new accusations of sabotage. It’s a turf war, to be precise, and one company is now claiming that it is being set up by rival e-bike sharing company operators, resulting in its bikes being removed from the street and landing hefty fines. According to reporting by The Times, ride-hailing and micromobility operator Bolt has accused rival e-bike companies of deliberately moving its properly parked bikes into illegal positions to trigger council impoundments and fines. Bolt says the alleged sabotage is happening in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, where operators including Lime, Forest, and Voi compete for limited parking space in designated shared e-bike stalls painted along public streets. Advertisement – scroll for more content The company shared a dossier of evidence with The Times, including “before and after” photos that allegedly show Bolt bikes parked correctly inside designated bays at the end of a rental trip, only to later appear outside those bays when photographed by council …