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E-scooter and eBike provider Voi saw its highest\u00a0ever day of rides in London on Tuesday, the first day of the latest round of Tube strikes, with a surge in both brand-new riders and existing active customers.<\/p>\n
The overall number of rides on Voi\u2019s e-scooter and e-bicycle was 52% higher than the same day last week, while the number of new user registrations was 110% higher.<\/p>\n
The weather has been dry and settled this week in London, no doubt encouraging new and returning punters to hop on bikes and scooters to get around, with fewer than usual options in England\u2019s capital. TfL has not shared stats on whether its bike share network has had a good week too (though it seems highly likely<\/a>), but that might be sensitive given it is negotiating with Tube drivers<\/a> to avert further strikes.<\/p>\n Christina Moe Gjerde, Voi\u2019s VP for Northern Europe, said:\u00a0\u201cRiders are determined to get around despite the strike \u2013 whether that was home from work after their station closed, out to the shops or to London\u2019s parks in the spring weather.<\/p>\n \u201cAll-time highs in usage of Voi vehicles is brilliant to see. It proves why we need Government action to support the growing micro mobility sector to provide services passengers want to use, operating as an important part of integrated public transport networks.\u201d<\/p>\n Voi vehicles are available across 10 London boroughs, with more than 4,000 e-bikes and thousands more e-scooters. More than 1 million trips were taken on Voi vehicles across London in 2025 and uptake is only growing. Voi\u2019s record breaking day (and potentially week) will further buoy the prevailing trend in London that has seen daily cycle journeys rocket by more than a quarter in seven years<\/a>.<\/p>\n Voi did have some choice points to make on London\u2019s \u201cpatchwork\u201d (borough-by-borough) approach to micromobility, which has created a \u201cfragmented and inefficient system that is difficult for riders to navigate\u201d. It added: \u201cIt is also encouraging a \u2018wild west\u2019 of competing contracts, unrealistic bids, fleet caps, inconsistent enforcement and weakened competition between operators who ultimately all want to grow ridership.<\/p>\n \u201cWe urge the Government to bring forward permanent e-scooter legislation in the King\u2019s Speech, securing a long-term future for regulated rental schemes in the UK. Failure to legislate in the coming session makes it unlikely this will be resolved before the next election \u2013 and be another example of how the UK is becoming a bad place to do business, as Zipcar found before leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n