An Australian city has terminated its agreement for renting e-scooters.

Townsville, a city in north Queensland, has recently taken a stand against e-scooter rentals. The council has voted to end its agreement with Beam Mobility, the company responsible for providing 300 e-scooters in the city. This decision comes after an investigation revealed that Beam had been underreporting the number of active scooters on the streets, according to a spokesperson for the Townsville City Council.

This move follows similar actions taken by other Australian cities such as Brisbane and Darwin, who have also suspended their agreements with Beam in the past week. The council has given Beam until October 2 to remove all of their e-scooters from the city. A spokesperson for the council stated that they are still investigating the company's non-compliance with the contractual conditions and are concerned about the recent news of Beam's underreporting.

The council has already communicated their decision to Beam and has requested that all of their e-scooters be promptly removed from public spaces in Townsville. E-scooters were first introduced to the city in 2020, but the council is now reevaluating their options for future operations. They want to ensure that the city's open spaces are not overcrowded and that the safety of footpath users is not compromised.

One of the conditions of the agreement between the council and Beam was a limit of 300 e-scooters to protect the city's amenity and the safety of its residents. The council is committed to upholding these standards and will continue to monitor the situation closely. As of now, the future of e-scooters in Townsville remains uncertain. The council will make a decision after reassessing all of their options.

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