Melbourne City Council plans to ban e-scooter share hire schemes in CBD due to safety concerns and footpath usage.

Melbourne City Council plans to ban e-scooter share hire schemes in the CBD, citing safety concerns and riders using footpaths due to lack of safe bike paths. The council will discuss the potential ban and cancellation of contracts with rental companies Lime and Neuron at a council meeting. The rental operators have asked their customers to contact the city's lord mayor to prevent the ban.