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  • Throughout the trial, around a fifth of trial users use rental e-scooters every or most days for commuting for work or education
  • A slightly higher proportion of frequent travellers are commuting for work or education by rental e-scooters every day compared to previous waves
  • Fewer frequent travellers are riding rental e-scooters for fun or enjoyment every day compared to previous waves of research (3% compared to 5% in waves two and three)
  • Trial users are generally travelling by rental e-scooter to reach a leisure destination or visit friends and family at the same frequency throughout the trial
  • A slightly higher proportion of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more to reach a leisure destination compared to previous waves of research (25% in Wave Four, compared to 21% and 23% in Wave Three and Wave Two, respectively)
  • Throughout the trial, around a quarter of trial users travel by rental e-scooter a few times a week or more to visit friends and family
  • Throughout the duration of the trial, around a fifth of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more to go out for food
  • Very few frequent travellers continue to use rental e-scooters every day for shopping throughout the trial, however similar proportions use them most days or a few times a week (28% in Wave Four and Wave Two, 27% in Wave Three)

How often have you used a rental e-scooter as part of your journey for each of these purposes?

Commuting for work or education

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (326) | W3 (114) | W2 (194)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter for commuting for work or education in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
In Wave Four, 9% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters for commuting for work or education every day, 12% use them for this purpose most days, 24% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 56% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 7% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters for commuting for work or education every day, 12% used them for this purpose most days, 24% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 56% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 7% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters for commuting for work or education every day, 14% used them for this purpose most days, 24% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 55% used them for this purpose a few times a month
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To ride for enjoyment/ fun

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (370) | W3 (128) | W2 (198)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter to ride for enjoyment or fun in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more.
In Wave Four, 3% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters to ride for enjoyment or fun every day, 9% use them for this purpose most days, 17% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 72% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 5% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to ride for enjoyment or fun every day, 6% used them for this purpose most days, 13% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 76% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 5% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to ride for enjoyment or fun every day, 9% used them for this purpose most days, 15% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 72% used them for this purpose a few times a month
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To reach a leisure destination

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (431) | W3 (101) | W2 (204)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter to reach a leisure destination in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
In Wave Four, 2% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters to reach a leisure destination every day, 9% use them for this purpose most days, 14% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 75% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 1% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to reach a leisure destination every day, 5% used them for this purpose most days, 15% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 79% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 2% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to reach a leisure destination every day, 7% used them for this purpose most days, 14% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 77% used them for this purpose a few times a month

Visiting friends/family

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (382) | W3 (137) | W2 (266)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter to visit friends and family in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
In Wave Four, 2% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters to visit friends and family every day, 8% use them for this purpose most days, 17% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 74% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 1% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to visit friends and family every day, 12% used them for this purpose most days, 13% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 74% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 2% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to visit friends and family every day, 7% used them for this purpose most days, 18% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 73% used them for this purpose a few times a month

Going out for food

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (338) | W3 (93) | W2 (170)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter to go out for food in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
In Wave Four, 1% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters to go out for food every day, 5% use them for this purpose most days, 15% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 79% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 2% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to go out for food every day, 7% used them for this purpose most days, 11% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 80% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 2% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters to go out for food every day, 5% used them for this purpose most days, 14% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 79% used them for this purpose a few times a month

 

Shopping

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - W4 (260) | W3 (114) | W2 (249)

This chart compares how often frequent travellers travel by rental e-scooter for shopping in Wave Four with previous waves of research. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
In Wave Four, 1% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters for shopping every day, 9% use them for this purpose most days, 18% use them for this purpose a few times a week, and 72% use them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Three, 1% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters for shopping every day, 11% used them for this purpose most days, 15% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 73% used them for this purpose a few times a month
In Wave Two, 2% of frequent travellers used rental e-scooters for shopping every day, 4% used them for this purpose most days, 22% used them for this purpose a few times a week, and 72% used them for this purpose a few times a month