Commenting in response to a recent London Fire Brigade e-bike fire, Lesley Rudd, chief executive of Electrical Safety First commented: “Online marketplaces are a hot bed for substandard e-bike chargers with our own snapshot investigation finding more than 60 that posed a serious risk of fire. Incompatible chargers can supply an e-bike battery with too much voltage causing a catastrophic fire and we want to see a ban on universal chargers that risk doing exactly this. Until online marketplaces are regulated like our high street stores fires will continue. Time is of the essence and our Battery Breakdown report offers the Government extensive solutions to tackle this issue that is claiming lives across the country.”