The concept is simple: Through an app that can be downloaded onto a smartphone, you can locate an available scooter nearby and activate it.
Lime-S is the fastest and easiest way to get where you're going. Prices depend on how long the Bird is used. Scootaround can deliver the scooter to your hotel, residence, or cruise ship port - whatever will be most convenient for you. Companies like Bird, Lime, Spin, Wind, Voi, Ginger and Dott are all expected to offer rental scooter services as soon as possible.Authorities that choose to take part in the trials will receive support from the Department of Transport in terms of what controls need to be put in place, such as the number of vehicles allowed in the area.It remains, however, up to local authorities to start their own trials, so if you want to get involved, contact your local council to see what their plans are.Ms Maclean said: “As we emerge from lockdown, we have a unique opportunity in transport to build back in a greener, more sustainable way that could lead to cleaner air and healthier communities across Great Britain.E-scooters are currently considered illegal in the UK, except for when they are used on private land.The trials have now been broadened to include all local areas across the UK.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.YouTube star and TV presenter Emily Hartridge became the first person to be killed while using an electric scooter when she was hit by a lorry in Battersea, south London, in July last year.Currently, owners of electric scooters can only use them on private land and with the permission of the landowner,Mr Clarke said: “Today’s announcement that the UK is embracing micro mobility, with trials of e-scooters now able to begin, presents a real opportunity for change.Rachel Maclean, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, said the Government was taking the opportunity to rebuild transport in a more environmentally friendly way.While the use of private electric scooters will remain banned, the Government said the trials would provide an opportunity to “create the evidence necessary to guide final decisions about whether and – if so – how to fully legalise e-scooters”.The scooters could be used in Portsmouth and Southampton, Derby and Nottingham, the West Midlands and the West of England Combined Authority – which included Bristol, Bath and the Northern Arc.“Over the coming days, weeks and months as trials start, we’re looking forward to building healthier, greener and safer cities across the UK.”Under the new rules, people will be allowed to rent electric scooters and use them on public roads for the first time.Director of UK policy and Government affairs at US scooter rental company Lime, Alan Clarke, welcomed the move to introduce scooters on a large scale.“E-scooters have been commonplace on roads and cities across Europe for some time, and Lime users around the world have already taken more than 150million ride, saving more than 12,000 tonnes of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), whilst helping to reduce congestion and air pollution.Campaigners have described the road ban as “outdated” and claim the vehicles offer an environmentally friendly alternative to cars.Electric scooters will be trialled to assess their effectivity, and whether they can be used as a viable alternative to public transport.“E-scooters may offer the potential for convenient, clean and cost-effective travel that may also help ease the burden on the transport network, provide another green alternative to get around and allow for social distancing.
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