The future of oBike in Australia is uncertain after the bike-sharing company went into liquidation in Singapore and pulled out of operations in melbourne.
The company, which allows users to hire bikes through an app, cited government regulations behind its decision to pull out of the two cities.
However it remains unclear whether the Australian arm of the business will continue to operate.
oBike has not returned calls or emails from the ABC — phone numbers have been disconnected and emails bounce back — sydney-but-for-how-long/9910914″ data-component=”Link” data-uri=”coremedia://article/9910914″>but the company told the ABC last month via Facebook it was “not leaving Australia”.
Waverley Council recently impounded 100 bikes. (Facebook: Jack Vassallo)
Some oBike users in Australia have reportedly been struggling to recover their deposits, which users pay when they sign up for the bike-sharing service via the app.
FTI Consulting has been appointed provisional liquidators for oBike’s parent company in Singapore and in a statement said it was working with the Singaporean Government to collect bikes from around the city and to recover deposits owed to customers.
“The Provisional Liquidators are aware of the media reports surrounding the refunds requested by deposit holders,” the statement read.
“[We] will be liaising with the…
