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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.
Cheshire West and Chester Council says the initiative is designed to encourage greener travel methods. Working in partnership with e-scooter provider Ginger, the authority will kick off the year-long trial from Monday, December 21. People aged 18 and over will be able to hire the electric scooters at a cost of £2 for every 20 minutes of journey time, and 50p per 10 minutes of pausing time. The trial is part of a Department for Transport (DfT) initiative that was approved by the Government earlier this year. As part of an effort to ease the pressure on local public transport services during the Covid-19 pandemic, the DFT wants to explore how e-scooters can complement existing transport options, especially for short trips.