The trial of legal e-scooters rented through the hire scheme run by Voi is to expand to all parts of Bristol in the coming months. Two huge areas in the north west and in the far south of the city have been excluded from the Voi trial ever since it started back in October 2020.
But now places like Avonmouth, Lawrence Weston, Shirehampton in the north west, and Hartcliffe, Hengrove and Stockwood in the south are finally being included. In a report to Bristol City Council’s cabinet, which is expected to rubber-stamp permission for the expansion next week.
Councillors were told between 500 and 900 more e-scooters will be put on the roads of Bristol to cope with extra demand from the extra areas. It will still be illegal to ride a privately-owned e-scooter on public roads, cyclepaths or pavements in Bristol if it is not part of the Voi hire trial scheme.
