Effectiveness of dockless public bike shares in London
Request ID: FOI-1297-2122 Date published: 30 September 2021
You asked
Over the past 12 months:
The number of dockless public bikes deployed as well as the number available to hire indicating the number of stolen and damaged bikes?
The number of different dockless bike share operators in London?
The average number of hires per bike per day indicating the utilisation rate of the scheme?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1297-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17th September 2021 asking for information about dockless public bike rental schemes in London.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Over the past 12 months:
The number of dockless public bikes deployed as well as the number available to hire indicating the number of stolen and damaged bikes?
The number of different dockless bike share operators in London?
The average number of hires per bike per day indicating the utilisation rate of the scheme?”
There have been two dockless bike operators active in London in the last 12 months - Lime and Human Forest. However, TfL does not collect data from these companies about their operations and so we cannot answer your other questions.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
