A brazen thief has allegedly been caught on camera stealing a food delivery from an Uber Eats bike in the middle of an Edinburgh street.
Incident on South Bridge
The incident happened on South Bridge, near Pepe’s Piri Piri, at around 9.35pm on Sunday and was filmed by a shocked diner.
Footage appears to show a young male dressed in black climbing onto the parked bike and fooling around before opening the delivery box and taking what appears to be a takeaway order. The individual is then seen walking away with the item as a group of friends watch on.
Unreported to police?
It has not been confirmed whether the incident was reported to Police Scotland.
Concerns over rider safety
The alleged theft comes after concerns were previously raised over the safety of delivery riders working across Edinburgh. Data gathered by a workers' rights group and reported by the Daily Record in March found dozens of riders claimed they had faced violence, accidents and theft while carrying out deliveries in the capital.
Around 30 workers said they had been assaulted while on the job, while a similar number reported being involved in accidents. More than 20 said they had been victims of theft, with many having their bikes stolen.
Chief Superintendent David Robertson previously said: “We do see far too many instances of gig workers being the victim of criminality when they're out and about working hard.”
