A “major takeaway venue” in Cambridge has agreed to only give orders to delivery drivers using push bikes. 

A report to Cambridge City Council’s west central area committee said the takeaway, which is not named in the papers, made the decision due to its location. 

The committee, which covers the Castle, Newnham and Market areas of the city, had previously raised that “delivery mopeds”, and e-scooters being used illegally on public highways, was an area of concern. 

Cambridgeshire Constabulary officers in the west central team agreed to try and “reduce the number of issues caused by delivery mopeds and illegal e-scooters” and report back to councillors on progress. 

A report prepared by the force, and the community safety team at the council for the committee meeting said this area “continues to be an issue”, but highlighted steps that had been taken. 

It said: “The work in this area takes a number of different forms. We are working with the council to increase the education of users and to ensure that where people are using the vehicles that they are doing so legally and appropriately. 

“We are also actively engaging with the venues which are serviced by these vehicles and checking that they are taking relevant steps to ensure that riders who are associated with their business are acting appropriately, for example one of the major takeaway venues, due to their location, only gives orders to riders on pedal cycles. 

“The team also engage with the riders when they are waiting to collect their order to ensure that they are not causing anti-social behaviour or obstructing pavements, this is most notable around the Market Square.” 

Concerns around e-scooters and the ‘e-mopeds’ being used in the city have been raised by councillors before. 

Last month the council passed a motion calling for ‘urgently needed’ national regulation from central government of primarily electric powered two-wheeled vehicles.