{"id":364854,"date":"2025-08-22T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/364854\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:33:10","slug":"trial-cycle-hire-scheme-for-edinburgh-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/364854\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial cycle hire scheme for Edinburgh launched"},"content":{"rendered":"

The public will be able to use the city\u2019s new scheme of dockless e-bikes from Wednesday 3 September via the Voi app. A\u00a0guide to using the scheme<\/a>\u00a0is available on their website.<\/p>\n

A typical 20-minute journey on the e-bike will cost \u00a32.20. There are a range of discounts and concessions for many groups including those on low incomes, people with disabilities, those over the age of 60, blue light workers, veterans, students, apprentices and many more.<\/p>\n

In addition to pay as you go fares, Voi also offer day passes and multi day passes.<\/p>\n

Full\u00a0details on fares, concessions and promotions<\/a>\u00a0are available on Voi\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

There will be an initial tranche of around 50 e-bikes in the city centre. Alongside Voi, we\u2019ll then gather rider feedback and monitor initial performance. This will then be used to expand across the city over the coming months, with a target of approximately 800 e-bikes for the full scheme.<\/p>\n

The contract between Voi and the Council runs from today (22 August 2025) for a period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further 18 months undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.<\/p>\n

The contract will also run at no cost to the Council.<\/p>\n

Transport and Environment Convener, Councillor Stephen Jenkinson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m really pleased that we\u2019ve returned a cycle hire scheme to Edinburgh. Voi is a highly experienced operator, with many successful schemes across the UK and abroad, and I\u2019m looking forward to working with them in this exciting new chapter for our city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new scheme will allow everyone to be able to move around our city in a healthier and more sustainable way. We\u2019re also ensuring that the scheme is accessible for all our residents and visitors, with a wide range of concessionary and discount fares available.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the demand and appetite for cycling is already strong, and getting stronger, here in Edinburgh. Just last week we saw the record for daily cycle journeys on Leith Walk being broken with 2,147 at\u00a0the Picardy Place counter.<\/a>\u00a0Meanwhile, our other major active travel routes such as the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) and Roseburn to Union Canal have also seen increasing patronage since opening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scheme will complement our existing active travel and transport infrastructure and enhance connectivity, while also cutting congestion and reducing emissions. I look forward to seeing the benefits the scheme will bring to the city and our residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

James Bolton, Voi\u2019s UK General Manager said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re excited to set up in Scotland, starting in the historic capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working closely with the council to make an affordable scheme that is sensitive to, and learns lessons from, the previous scheme and our experience in similar cities like Oxford, Dortmund, and Regensburg.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Voi we see massive amounts of untapped potential in Scotland, where people are really looking for affordable, quick and convenient ways to get around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The public will be able to use the city\u2019s new scheme of dockless e-bikes from Wednesday 3 September…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-364854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115072912807786139","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}