CHESTER residents using the city s pay-as-you-go electric scooters have clocked up more than 11,000 miles from over 3,700 journeys in the first few weeks of the 12-month trial. Cheshire West and Chester Council has described the response to the scheme, which aims to encourage greener travel methods for shorter journeys, as very encouraging . However, the authority also highlighted some misuse issues which included the e-scooters being used by children and a couple of cases where they were hired for non-essential purposes when Covid-19 restrictions are currently in place. Since the trial started on December 21, the e-scooters have clocked up 11,226 miles from 3,776 journeys – the equivalent of nearly 13 trips from Land s End to John o Groats.
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