Other forms of transport

• Over a third of respondents would have used a ‘private vehicle’ for their last rental e-scooter journey (34%), this has remained consistent across all waves of research
• A further 20% would have used a ‘taxi’ if they had not used a rental e-scooter for their last e-scooter journey, whilst 26% would have walked
• Nearly a tenth of respondents would have travelled by ‘bus’ if they had not used a rental e-scooter for their last journey (9%), this is slightly higher than in previous waves
• The majority of trial users who frequently (a few times a month or more) use rental e-scooters for various journeys would have travelled by private vehicle or a taxi for their last rental e-scooter journey
• This is highest for those who frequently use rental e-scooters for shopping – two thirds would have used a private vehicle or taxi for their last journey
• The majority of trial users use a’ car’ ‘less often’ than before as a result of the e-scooter rental trial (56%) with this remaining relatively consistent with previous waves of research
• 37% of trial users use ‘public transport’ ‘less often than before’ as a result of the trial, remaining fairly consistent with previous waves
  Over half of trial users use ‘public transport’ the ‘same’ amount as before (57%)
• Consistent with previous waves, the majority of trial users ‘walk’ or ‘cycle’ the same as before as a result of the rental trial (68%), whilst 15% ‘walk’ or ‘cycle’ ‘less than before’, and 17% walk or cycle ‘more than before’

This chart shows what mode of transport trial users would have used for their last rental e-scooter trip if they had not used an e-scooter, compared to previous waves of research.
In Wave Four, 34% of trial users would have used a private vehicle, 26% would have walked, 20% would have taken a taxi, 9% would have taken the bus, 8% would have cycled, less than 1% would have taken a train, and 4% would not have made the journey
In Wave Three, 37% of trial users would have used a private vehicle, 20% would have walked, 23% would have taken a taxi, 7% would have taken the bus, 9% would have cycled, 1% would have taken a train, and 4% would not have made the journey
In Wave Two, 33% of trial users would have used a private vehicle, 24% would have walked, 23% would have taken a taxi, 6% would have taken the bus, 8% would have cycled, 1% would have taken a train, and 5% would not have made the journey

This chart shows what mode of transport frequent travellers would have used for their last rental e-scooter trip for each purpose if they had not used an e-scooter. Frequent travellers are trial users who use rental e-scooters for each journey purpose a few times a month or more.
At a total sample level of trial users in Wave Four, 34% would have used a private vehicle, 26% would have walked, 20% would have taken a taxi, 9% would have taken the bus, 8% would have cycled, less than 1% would have taken a train, and 4% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter for shopping, 42% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 16% would have walked, 24% would have taken a taxi, 8% would have taken the bus, 7% would have cycled, and 3% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter for commuting for work or education, 41% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 20% would have walked, 18% would have taken a taxi, 12% would have taken the bus, 7% would have cycled, and 2% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter to go out for food, 39% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 19% would have walked, 25% would have taken a taxi, 9% would have taken the bus, 5% would have cycled, less than 1% would have taken the train, and 2% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter to reach a leisure destination, 39% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 20% would have walked, 25% would have taken a taxi, 9% would have taken the bus, 6% would have cycled, and 3% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter to ride for enjoyment or fun, 39% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 22% would have walked, 20% would have taken a taxi, 8% would have taken the bus, 7% would have cycled, and 4% would not have made the journey
Of those trial users who frequently travel by rental e-scooter to visit friends and family, 38% would have used a private vehicle for their last journey, 19% would have walked, 26% would have taken a taxi, 8% would have taken the bus, 6% would have cycled, and 2% would not have made the journey

This chart shows how often trial users now use a car as a result of the rental e-scooter trial, compared to previous waves of research.
In Wave Four, 15% of trial users use a car much less often than before, 41% use a car less often than before, 40% use a car the same as before, 2% use a car more often than before, and 3% use a car much more often than before
In Wave Three, 17% of trial users use a car much less often than before, 43% use a car less often than before, 38% use a car the same as before, 1% use a car more often than before, and 1% use a car much more often than before
In Wave Two, 16% of trial users use a car much less often than before, 39% use a car less often than before, 43% use a car the same as before, 1% use a car more often than before, and 1% use a car much more often than before

This chart shows how often trial users now use public transport as a result of the rental e-scooter trial, compared to previous waves of research.
In Wave Four, 14% of trial users use public transport much less often than before, 23% use public transport less often than before, 57% use public transport the same as before, 4% use public transport more often than before, and 1% use public transport much more often than before
In Wave Three, 11% of trial users use public transport much less often than before, 24% use public transport less often than before, 62% use public transport the same as before, 2% use public transport more often than before, and 1% use public transport much more often than before
In Wave Two, 15% of trial users use public transport much less often than before, 22% use public transport less often than before, 59% use public transport the same as before, 4% use public transport more often than before, and less than 1% use public transport much more often than before

This chart shows how often trial users now walk or cycle as a result of the rental e-scooter trial, compared to previous waves of research.
In Wave Four, 2% of trial users walk or cycle much less often than before, 13% walk or cycle less often than before, 68% walk or cycle the same as before, 13% walk or cycle more often than before, and 4% walk or cycle much more often than before
In Wave Three, 3% of trial users walk or cycle much less often than before, 12% walk or cycle less often than before, 66% walk or cycle the same as before, 16% walk or cycle more often than before, and 3% walk or cycle much more often than before
In Wave Two, 2% of trial users walk or cycle much less often than before, 10% walk or cycle less often than before, 67% walk or cycle the same as before, 18% walk or cycle more often than before, and 3% walk or cycle much more often than before