For the TfL Santander bikes, there are docks where you have to return your bike to.
At present, dockless e-bike rental is unregulated in the UK and Transport for London has no powers to take action.
Bike hire firms ask their customers to park their bikes in a responsible way that doesn’t block pavements or access.
Lime requires its users to park in a certain way or inside a parking bay — which is mandatory in London boroughs: Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hounslow, Camden, Hackney, City of London, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lewisham and Lambeth.
“Depending on where you end your trip in London, you’ll either need to park your Lime in a parking bay, bike rack or neatly to the side of the pavement,” its guidance states.
Forest also has rules along similar lines.
Find out more about the rules for e-bikes in London.