- Nearly a fifth of trial users use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more for commuting to work or education (18%)
- Over a tenth of trial users use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more to reach a leisure destination (14%), to ride for enjoyment/ fun (13%), or to visit friends or family (13%)
- However, around half of respondents have never used rental e-scooters for shopping (50%) or commuting for work or education (49%)
- The most common purpose frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day or most days is for commuting for work or education (21%)
- 29% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more to ride for enjoyment/ fun
- Although only 1% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day for shopping, 28% use rental e-scooters a few times a week or more for this purpose
Purposes for usage
Summary
How often have you used rental e-scooters as part of your journey for each of these purposes?
Base: Trial users - from top to bottom (808) | (802) | (808) | (803) | (804) | (805)
This chart shows how often trial users have used a rental e-scooter as part of their journey for a variety of purposes.
For commuting for work or education, 3% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 5% use them most days, 10% use them a few times a week, 22% use them a few times a month, 11% have used them just once, and 49% have never used them for commuting for work or education
To ride for enjoyment or fun, 1% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 4% use them most days, 8% use them a few times a week, 33% use them a few times a month, 27% have used them just once, and 27% have never used them to ride for enjoyment or fun
To reach a leisure destination, 1% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 5% use them most days, 8% use them a few times a week, 40% use them a few times a month, 19% have used them just once, and 28% have never used them to reach a leisure destination
To visit friends and family, 1% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 4% use them most days, 8% use them a few times a week, 35% use them a few times a month, 16% have used them just once, and 36% have never used them to visit friends and family
To go out for food, 1% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 2% use them most days, 6% use them a few times a week, 33% use them a few times a month, 16% have used them just once, and 42% have never used them to go out for food
For shopping, less than 1% of trial users use rental e-scooters every day, 3% use them most days, 23% use them a few times a week, 18% use them a few times a month, and 50% have never used them for shopping
How often have you used rental e-scooters as part of your journey for each of these purposes? - by frequent travellers
Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who travel by rental e-scooter a few times a month or more for each purpose) - from top to bottom (326) | (370) | (431) | (382) | (338) | (260)
This chart shows how often frequent travellers use rental e-scooters for each purpose. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters a few times a month or more for each purpose.
For commuting for work or education, 9% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 12% use them most days, 24% use them a few times a week, and 56% use them a few times a month
To ride for enjoyment or fun, 3% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 9% use them most days, 17% use them a few times a week, and 72% use them a few times a month
To reach a leisure destination, 2% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 9% use them most days, 14% use them a few times a week, and 75% use them a few times a month
To visit friends and family, 2% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 8% use them most days, 17% use them a few times a week, and 74% use them a few times a month,
To go out for food, 1% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 5% use them most days, 15% use them a few times a week, and 79% use them a few times a month
For shopping, 1% of frequent travellers use rental e-scooters every day, 9% use them most days, 18% use them a few times a week, and 72% use them a few times a month