The Latvian Consumer Rights Protection Center (PTAC) suspended Ride Mobility’s e-moped rentals in Riga after two 13-year-old girls were killed in a train collision.
The Consumer Rights Protection Center (PTAC) announced that under the Law on the Safety of Goods and Services, Ride Mobility’s rental service is currently not permitted and has been suspended until further notice, Latvian Public Broadcasting (LSM) reported.
The PTAC has ordered the company to provide proof by noon Friday that it has ceased operations. The authority highlighted that one of the main risks with the service is its accessibility to children, despite not being intended for them, as the company does not verify users’ ages.
The company’s rental terms, however, state the service is for adults only.
“Ride’s platform may only be used by adults. To register, users must confirm they are at least 18 years old and we are gradually implementing additional verification mechanisms to enforce this requirement more strictly. In practice, however, there are cases where minors use their parents’ or other individuals’ information. We are actively seeking technical and legal solutions to minimize such cases, including linking accounts to IDs or bank cards,” the company said in a statement.
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