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Cargo bike use rises by 63% across London

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London has seen a 63% increase in cargo bikes used by Londoners and businesses from 2022 to 2023, according to analysis by Clean Cities. Research has shown that cargo bikes can reduce congestion, improve business efficiency, and support the development of more liveable and healthier cities. Analysis from Transport for …

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TfL offers free and unlimited Santander Cycle rides for all Londoners every Sunday in June

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Transport for London (TfL) and Santander are offering free and unlimited 30 minute rides for all Londoners on every Sunday in June to celebrate the launch of TfL Cycle Sundays. The offer comes as Santander e-bikes recently celebrated one million hires across the capital. TfL Cycle Sundays is a new …

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Santander Cycles and TfL to introduce 1,400 e-bikes and new day pass

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Transport for London (TfL) and Santander are making improvements to the Santander Cycles scheme by introducing a new day pass to make cycling more accessible and affordable to Londoners. Following feedback from Santander Cycles users, customers indicated a new tariff structure would encourage more people to try the scheme and is a more economical …

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Less than 0.01% of London e-scooter trial trips resulted in serious injury, TfL data shows

London e scooter operators support TfLs Scrappage Scheme with discounted and free rides Less than 0.01% of London e-scooter trial trips resulted in serious injury, TfL data shows

Transport for London (TfL), London Councils and e-scooter operators Dott, Lime and Tier have released new data, covering June 2021 to Nov 2022, that shows the progress made during the first phase of the London rental e-scooter trial. The main objective of the trial is to gather data to help …

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London e-scooter operators support TfL’s Scrappage Scheme with discounted and free rides

London e scooter operators support TfLs Scrappage Scheme with discounted and free rides London e-scooter operators support TfL's Scrappage Scheme with discounted and free rides

London’s e-scooter operators, Dott, Lime and Tier, are supporting TfL’s Scrappage Scheme with discounted and free rides, as London gears up for the expansion of ULEZ in August. The scheme aims to support Londoners on certain means-tested benefits or non-means-tested disability benefits by providing grants to successful applicants to scrap …

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Government contract firm Serco extends deal to operate Santander Cycles 

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The government contract specialist firm Serco has extended its contract to operate London’s Santander Cycles scheme.  Hampshire-based Serco, an international contractor for government services in a variety of sectors, has signed a new three-year deal with Transport for London (TfL) maintain and distribute London’s cycle hire bikes, including the newly …

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TfL extends London e-scooter trials, launches procurement process for second phase

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Transport for London has announced it will extend the trial of e-scooter rentals in London, ahead of the Government’s planned legalisation of private-use scooters.  In an announcement this week, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils confirmed that e-scooter schemes in the capital run by Dott, Lime, and Tier, will …

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London’s e-scooter trial exceeds half a million trips

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TfL and e-scooter operators Dott, Lime and Tier have released new data that shows the progress of the capital’s trial, with more than 585,000 trips now made, covering a total of 1.6 million kilometres. Around 180,000 people have used the scheme to date and the most rides by a single …

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Private e-scooters banned from TfL network due to fire risks 

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Private-use e-scooters have been banned from London’s transport network due to concerns over fire risks.  Transport for London (TfL), the authority responsible for much of London’s public transport, has announced that all privately-owned e-scooters and e-unicycles are banned from Monday, 13th December. The decision has been made because of safety …

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Camden to join London’s rental e-scooter trial

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TfL, Camden Council and London Councils have announced an expansion of the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters, with e-scooters available to rent in Camden from 27th September. Camden becomes the tenth borough to join the trial alongside Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Tower Hamlets (including Canary Wharf), City …

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