Lime helping Londoners fight air pollution with ULEZ scrappage scheme

Lime is offering drivers the chance to swap their old car for over £1,000 of free e-bike and e-scooter rides to mark the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Any local resident within one of Lime’s London service areas who can prove they have scrapped their non-ULEZ compliant vehicle between 25th October and 1st November will receive £1,250 in Lime credit. The initiative is intended to supplement the Mayor of London’s existing scrappage scheme, which encourages Londoners to scrap older, more polluting vehicles.

Lime riders will also be able to redeem free unlocks and rides using the promo code ‘ULEZULIME’. New riders can get 2 x free 15 minute rides and existing riders are eligible for 2 x free unlocks. This code is available to redeem in the first week of the ULEZ expansion (25th October to 1st November) and applies across the capital.

To encourage long-term behaviour change, Lime is also committing to offering discounts on Lime journeys on days when Air Quality is forecasted to be poor. If the capital’s air pollution rises to high or very high levels, Lime will offer snap discounts to riders, encouraging them to get out of the car and fight air pollution by taking a clean and green transport option.

Alan Clarke, senior director of Policy for Northern Europe at Lime, said: “Lime loves London and we’re proud to be helping to create a cleaner, zero-emission capital. Our scrappage schemes and discounted rides are designed to show Londoners the benefits of sustainable travel and demonstrate you can get wherever you need to go safely and conveniently whilst leaving the car at home.”

Simon Munk, campaigns manager, London Cycling Campaign, added: “The expansion of the ULEZ is vital to improving London’s scandalously poor air quality. But it won’t be enough by itself to clean up our air. We also urgently need to support Londoners in swapping car journeys for trips by cycle, e-bike and other cleaner transport options.

“We hope the expanded ULEZ will prompt people to consider cleaner, healthier alternatives to using the car, and are glad to see Lime making it easier for Londoners to make that switch.”

These initiatives are part of Lime’s wider commitment to providing sustainable travel across the UK,  delivering a future of transport that is shared, electric and zero-emission. Lime has operated its shared e-bike service in London for three years, delivering over four million zero-emission rides to date, and has recently launched a successful e-scooter trial scheme in the capital too.