Taipei City Government

In the interest of enforcing bicycle parking rules, the police department has teamed up with the departments of civil affairs, environmental protection, and transportation to step up efforts in the removal of illegally-parked oBike across the city.
 
To report violations, call the 1999 Citizens’ Hotline or access the oBike app. Once the report has been received, the company will dispatch personnel to the site and remove the vehicles.
 
According to the Department of Transportation, in an effort to curb illegally parked oBikes in the streets of Taipei, the Police Department has been authorized to remove illegally parked oBikes and move them to the car pound, charging the operators with vehicle relocation and safekeeping fees since January 1 of 2018.
 
The two agencies joined hands with the Department of Civil Affairs and oBike to develop a communication platform as well. The parties agreed that oBike will take steps to remove illegally parked vehicles within an hour of receiving notice regarding illegally parked oBikes or oBikes taking up significant number of vehicle parking spaces.
 
Like other bicycles, oBikes can only be parked at bicycle racks, bicycle parking zones, parking zones for motorcycles and slow vehicles, and free parking spaces for motorcycles. oBikes are prohibited from parking next to yellow or red lines, toll parking spaces for motorcycle, or arcade and pedestrian walkways off-limit to bicycles and motorcycles. 
 
Hopefully, the ratification of the “Self-governing Regulations on the Operation and Management of Shared Vehicles in Taipei City” will create a set of rules to regulate shared vehicle companies through measures such as designated service area, licensing fees, and cap on the number of vehicle deployed, as well as fines and penalties for violations. As of today, the first reading of the bylaw has been completed at Taipei City Council.