The cabinet member overseeing Liverpool’s transport policy has admitted he wouldn’t have extended access to e-scooters outside the city centre “as fast as we did” had he been in post.
Commuters in the city have been able to access distinctive Voi electronic vehicles since a trial was launched in October 2020. Liverpool was one of 32 areas throughout the UK to take part in the rental trial scheme, commissioned by the Department for Transport.
Cllr Dan Barrington, Liverpool Council cabinet member for climate change and environment, told a session of the Parliamentary transport committee the scooters are now available across “80% of the city” and there had been a mixed reaction with people who either “love them or sort of hate them.” They have proven popular with riders however, with around 2.5m journeys taken by around 225,000 users since their introduction.
