Auckland Council cancels Beam scooters licence due to breaches

It's lights out for Beam e-scooters after Auckland council canceled its licence for allegedly contract breaches and refered the matter to police. A council investigation's found Beam has allegedly been deploying way more of its distinctive purple scooter than the 1400 its licence allows for and providing misleading data to conceal its actions. All Beam scooters will be deactivitated from midnight tonight and all scooters removed from Auckland streets by close of business on Friday, Auckland Council's manager of licensing and environmental health, Mervyn Chetty spoke to Lisa Owen.