Other forms of transport

• The majority of trial users would have used a private vehicle or taxi for their last e-scooter journey (60%). This has increased by 4 percentage points since Wave Two
• The majority of trial users who frequently use rental e-scooters for various purposes would have used a private vehicle or taxi for their last e-scooter journey
• Over 70% of frequent travellers who use rental e-scooters for the purposes of going out for food, to visit friends and family and to reach a leisure destination would have used a private vehicle or taxi for their last journey if they had not used a rental e-scooter (77%, 75% and 73%, respectively)
• The e-scooter trial is reducing car usage – the majority of trial users use a car less often than before as a result of using the e-scooter rental trial (59%) – this is up from Wave Two
• The majority of trial users use public transport the same as they did before the e-scooter rental trial (62%)
• The proportion of respondents who walk or cycle less often as a result of the trial has slightly increased since Wave Two; 15% walk or cycle less than before the trial

Base: W2 trial users (569) | W3 trial users (258)

This chart shows that when asked about what mode of transport respondents would have used for their journey if you had not used an electric scooter
With wave two trial users, 37% say private vehicle, 23% say taxi, 24% say walk, 8% say cycle, 6% say bus, 1% say train and 5% say that they wouldn’t have made the journey
With wave three trial users, 37% say private vehicle, 23% say taxi, 20% say walk, 9% say cycle, 7% say bus, 1% say train and 4% say that they wouldn’t have made the journey

Base: Frequent travellers (trial users who use rental e-scooters for each journey purpose a few times a month or more) – from top to bottom (101), (114), (113), (93), (137), (127)

This chart shows that when asked about what mode of transport respondents would have used for a specific type of journey if they had not used an electric scooter
With the purpose of going out for food, 50% of respondents say private vehicle, 27% say taxi, 11% say walk, 2% say cycle, 6% say bus, 2% say train and 2% say they wouldn’t have made the journey
With the purpose of visiting friends and or family, 46% of respondents say private vehicle, 29% say taxi, 10% say walk, 4% say cycle, 7% say bus, 2% say train and 2% say they wouldn’t have made the journey
With the purpose of commuting for work and or education, 46% of respondents say private vehicle, 19% say taxi, 14% say walk, 6% say cycle, 11% say bus, 1% say train and 3% say they wouldn’t have made the journey
With the purpose of shopping, 45% of respondents say private vehicle, 22% say taxi, 15% say walk, 8% say cycle, 8% say bus, 1% say train and 2% say they wouldn’t have made the journey
With the purpose of reaching a leisure destination, 45% of respondents say private vehicle, 28% say taxi, 15% say walk, 3% say cycle, 7% say bus, 1% say train and 1% say they wouldn’t have made the journey
With the purpose of riding for enjoyment and or fun, 44% of respondents say private vehicle, 22% say taxi, 16% say walk, 7% say cycle, 7% say bus, 1% say train and 3% say they wouldn’t have made the journey

Base: Car – W2 Trial users (571), W3 Trial users (256) | Public transport – W2 Trial users (569), W3 Trial users (253) | Walk / cycle – W2 Trial users (567), W3 Trial users (254)

This chart shows that when asked how often respondents use different types of transport since the e-scooter rental trial was introduced
With using a car
During wave two, 16% of respondents say much less than before, 39% say less often than before, 43% say the same as before, 1% say more often than before and 1% say much more often than before
During wave three, 17% of respondents say much less than before, 43% say less often than before, 38% say the same as before, 1% say more often than before and 1% say much more often than before
With using public transport
During wave two, 15% of respondents say much less than before, 22% say less often than before, 59% say the same as before, and 4% say more often than before
During wave three, 11% of respondents say much less than before, 24% say less often than before, 62% say the same as before, 2% say more often than before and 1% say much more often than before
With walking and cycling
During wave two, 2% of respondents say much less than before, 10% say less often than before, 67% say the same as before, 18% say more often than before and 3% say much more often than before
During wave three, 3% of respondents say much less than before, 12% say less often than before, 66% say the same as before, 16% say more often than before and 3% say much more often than before