Gastonia shared mobility bonds.
From $100.
The City of Gastonia can require a shared mobility device bond from any provider permitted to operate shared scooters or e-bikes on city streets and sidewalks — the guarantee that the City can recover the cost of clearing improperly parked or abandoned devices. The City sets the amount; pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Gastonia shared mobility bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City of Gastonia required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Gastonia
Submit the executed bond with your shared mobility permit to the City of Gastonia. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Gastonia permits providers to deploy shared mobility devices — dockless scooters and e-bikes — on its streets, sidewalks, and other public right-of-way. As a condition of that permit, the City can require a surety bond from the provider. The bond is a right-of-way protection guarantee: it backs the City's cost of removing, relocating, or impounding devices that are abandoned, improperly parked, or left blocking the public way.
It's a three-party arrangement: you the provider (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Gastonia (the obligee). If the City has to clear your devices from the right-of-way or you fail to meet your permit obligations, the City can recover its costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Providers who manage their fleet and keep the right-of-way clear treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the amount the City set, priced at 0.5% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000 in the application.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Gastonia. Submit the executed bond with your shared mobility permit to the City of Gastonia. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Gastonia set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Gastonia shared mobility bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.