Beer Bikes License Approved, Despite Concerns

0:00On March 28, counselors in Bath and Northeast Somerset approved an alcohol storage license for beer travel-edited, even though their beer bikes run, tours in Cardiff, more than 50 miles away. The company stores booze in a container in Bath, and customers buy it up front when booking rides. No sales happen on the bikes themselves, which are big pedal-powered carts for groups on stag or handles. Southwest police flag major concerns, warning this set-up could mess up cart of streets with rowdy crowds, drinking while peddling. They called it a deliberate dodge of local rules, since the company never checked in with Cardiff authorities until cops spotted a bike in February. The advertised pickup was on a quiet residential street in cafes, and even the students living there had no clue. Bristol police echoed the worries, labeling it a sneaky Trojan horse move to store alcohol far from the action. Beer bikes have been rolling through both cities for a couple years, with over 400 trips and no big incidents so far, according to the company.

1:00The company reps stress they could just go bring your own beer without any license, but they want to play by regulated rules. At the hearing, both sides agreed on 31 strict conditions for bike behavior and storage access, limited to staff only. Police admitted it's better to have these controls than let unregulated bikes keep cruising, so the license is now live from that bath spot in. Torton. I stay on how it plays out in Cardiff.