A stand (100; 1000; 2000) for securely parking a wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame within which at least a part of at least one wheel of the wheeled vehicle is received; and a locking mechanism (104, 106, 108, 500; 2004, 2006) provided in the frame for retaining the wheeled vehicle relative to the frame and comprising: at least one latch mechanism provided with a corresponding selectively extensible latch member for operably retaining the wheeled vehicle relative to the frame, and an actuation mechanism for selectively controlling the retraction of the latch member of each at least one latch mechanism, wherein the at least one latch mechanism can be selectively locked in a state such that the wheeled vehicle is lockingly retained relative to the frame, characterised in that: the at least one latch mechanism is connected to a flexible connector, the flexible connector having an outer flexible sheath, and a freely slidable cable disposed within the sheath; and the actuation mechanism is connected to a respective at least one latch mechanism by the respective cable operably connected to the latch member of the respective at least one latch mechanism, the actuation mechanism being operable to selectively provide a pulling force on the respective cable to thereby selectively move the corresponding latch member into retraction. a frame within which at least a part of at least one wheel of the wheeled vehicle is received; and a locking mechanism (104, 106, 108, 500; 2004, 2006) provided in the frame for retaining the wheeled vehicle relative to the frame and comprising: at least one latch mechanism provided with a corresponding selectively extensible latch member for operably retaining the wheeled vehicle relative to the frame, and an actuation mechanism for selectively controlling the retraction of the latch member of each at least one latch mechanism, at least one latch mechanism provided with a corresponding selectively extensible latch member for operably retaining the wheeled vehicle relative to the frame, and an actuation mechanism for selectively controlling the retraction of the latch member of each at least one latch mechanism, wherein the at least one latch mechanism can be selectively locked in a state such that the wheeled vehicle is lockingly retained relative to the frame, characterised in that: the at least one latch mechanism is connected to a flexible connector, the flexible connector having an outer flexible sheath, and a freely slidable cable disposed within the sheath; and the actuation mechanism is connected to a respective at least one latch mechanism by the respective cable operably connected to the latch member of the respective at least one latch mechanism, the actuation mechanism being operable to selectively provide a pulling force on the respective cable to thereby selectively move the corresponding latch member into retraction. the at least one latch mechanism is connected to a flexible connector, the flexible connector having an outer flexible sheath, and a freely slidable cable disposed within the sheath; and the actuation mechanism is connected to a respective at least one latch mechanism by the respective cable operably connected to the latch member of the respective at least one latch mechanism, the actuation mechanism being operable to selectively provide a pulling force on the respective cable to thereby selectively move the corresponding latch member into retraction.