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Simon Meechan

Newcastle e-scooter trial set to end on November 30 - but it could be extended

Newcastle's e-scooter trial is set to finish at the end of November - but it could be extended to 2024.

The Neuron electrical scooters have been available to hire in Newcastle since February 2021 under a Government trial. Initialy, the scooters were set to remain until February 2022, but the trial was then extended to November 30, 2022 after the vehicles were used for 500,000 miles of journeys in the first year.

But with the trial due to end on Wednesday November 30, Newcastle City Council has yet to announce if the scooters will stay.

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