> you can go anywhere and dont need to think about parking
I don't know where you are in the UK, but I don't agree with this in the general European case. I'd be very concerned with theft. I have a friend who almost got his ebike stolen while waiting in line in London. It was attached and everything, but apparently some dude went and came back with tools. He was lucky some passerby scared the thief away.
In Paris, where I live, I'd never leave a bike unattended in the street, either. It's the main reason why I don't ride around town on my own bike: if I'm not certain that I can keep it somewhere behind a locked door, I don't bother.
I don't know where you are in the UK, but I don't agree with this in the general European case. I'd be very concerned with theft. I have a friend who almost got his ebike stolen while waiting in line in London. It was attached and everything, but apparently some dude went and came back with tools. He was lucky some passerby scared the thief away.
In Paris, where I live, I'd never leave a bike unattended in the street, either. It's the main reason why I don't ride around town on my own bike: if I'm not certain that I can keep it somewhere behind a locked door, I don't bother.