Voi UK

We're celebrating 2 million rides on our e-scooters and e-bikes in Oxford! 🛴🚲

About 34% of our riders are using Voi on their commute to work or education. Independent estate agent Matthew Gardiner Legge goes by Voi to valuations and viewings around the city.

We launched our top-of-the-range e-bikes in Oxford this summer and together with our e-scooters, they've contributing to taking the equivalent of 79 cars off the roads since we've been operating in the city. 💨

Here's to another 2 million rides! 🎉

Four years and more than 4 million rides! 🎉

We're celebrating two key milestones in Northampton, where our e-scooters are making a vital contribution to public transport in the town. Our most recent rider survey found that 43% of riders are using our e-scooters to get to work or education. 🛴

According to our externally-validated carbon calculator, the 4 million-plus rides have replaced nearly 2 million car journeys, saving the town from 900 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide emissions. 🌱

Here's to many more rides in Northampton!

https://news.cision.com/voi-technology/r/four-million-voi-rides-in-northampton-save-carbon-equivalent-of-over-111-million-smart-phone-charges,c4034843

Seeing the streets through someone else's eyes.
We've worked with Merseyside Loss Councils to demonstrate the impact bad parking has on people who are blind or have other sight loss conditions. We took a photo of badly parked scooters. We then manipulated it to show how someone with peripheral vision loss sees this scene, with the toppled scooters becoming very indistinct. With good parking, the path is clear for everyone.
Please consider others when parking your e-scooter or e-bike.
Read more about this here: https://news.cision.com/voi-technology/r/voi-and-merseyside-sight-loss-council-join-forces-to-encourage-responsible-e-scooter-and-e-bike-park,c4026847

We're keeping Voi UK moving on the Island so you can keep moving on the scooters and bikes.

Maintenance, battery swaps and out of bounds recovery (please do park in a designated parking bay 🙏) so you've always got a bike or scooter to hire 👍

Have you been on a Voi electric vehicle yet?

These photos show how badly parked e-scooters affect blind and sight-impaired people.

One photo shows e-scooters toppled over and blocking the pavement at the University of Liverpool. Another shows the same scene through the eyes of someone with central vision loss, which can be caused by age-related macular degeneration. The toppled scooters are mainly not visible.

Another photo shows the toppled scooters neatly parked leaving the path clear of any hazard for someone with sight loss.

If you're parking an e-scooter or e-bike, please think about who might come across your scooter after you've left it.

Read our news article about how we've teamed up with Merseyside Sight Loss Council to show the impact of poor parking. https://news.cision.com/voi-technology/r/voi-and-merseyside-sight-loss-council-join-forces-to-encourage-responsible-e-scooter-and-e-bike-park,c4026847

“An e-scooter is not a toy. It is a vehicle designed to be ridden on the roads and therefore must be treated with care and responsibility. Anyone riding one in tandem is putting both riders as well as other road users at risk of serious injury or worse.
“Please look after yourselves and others by riding the Voi e-scooters in accordance with the rules,” Matt O’Connell,Safer Roads Team Strategic Manager, Northamptonshire Police.
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/august/one-person-per-scooter-say-police-councils-and-voi/

We’re working with Northamptonshire Police West Northamptonshire Council and North Northamptonshire Council to remind people not to share their scooter with anyone.
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/august/one-person-per-scooter-say-police-councils-and-voi/

One person per scooter!
If you share your Voi scooter with another person you could be banned from Voi, fined and receive points on your driving licence.

https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/august/one-person-per-scooter-say-police-councils-and-voi/

Be safe and get free rides! Sign up to one of our free Ride Safe webinars now. www.voi.com/uk-ride-safe-webinar

Today we’ve launched an awareness campaign with Northamptonshire Police, West Northamptonshire Council and North Northamptonshire Council to remind people not to share their scooter with anyone.
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/august/one-person-per-scooter-say-police-councils-and-voi/

We're celebrating our first anniversary in Cheltenham and Gloucester with free rides for new riders!
Amazing stats from our first year:
🛴 220,000 riders have ridden 250,000 miles
🛴 Scooter trips have replaced 85,000 short car journeys
🛴 We've prevented 40 tonnes of CO2e the equivalent of 4 million smart phone charges.
Read more about it here: https://news.cision.com/voi-technology/r/celebrate-one-year-of-voi-in-cheltenham-and-gloucester-with-free-rides,c4020447

📢 We've just launched our top-of-the-range e-bikes in Oxford. We already operate e-scooters in the city. 🚲 🛴

James Bolton, general manager for Voi UK, said: “We are sure people in Oxford will find our e-bikes a great addition to transport options in the city. We’ve had brilliant feedback from riders when we’ve launched this new e-bike in other locations in the UK and abroad.”

Cllr Liz Leffman, leader of Oxfordshire County Council, said: “Offering more opportunities for people to move around Oxford easily is very welcome. I’m very excited that the city is now benefitting from public bike hire that can be easily accessed and presents the chance to use e-bikes in city travel without cost being an obstacle.”

Read more about it here: https://news.cision.com/voi-technology/r/voi-e-bikes-launched-in-oxford,c4020135

We're very happy to be supporting Cycle to Work day with Portsmouth City Council and Pedal Portsmouth

Cycle to Work Day takes place on Thursday 1 August, celebrating travelling by cycle. If you've never cycled before or if you haven't ridden in a while, it's a great opportunity to change up your journey to work! 🚴

There are lots of benefits to cycling to work - it saves you money on travel costs, boosts your physical and mental health, and is environmentally friendly.

If you don’t own a cycle, why not hire a Voi UK e-bike? On Cycle to Work Day, you can enjoy two free 15 minute rides on Voi e-bikes – use the code CYCLETOWORKDAY.

Voi e-bikes are available across the city and you can find out more about them at https://travel.portsmouth.gov.uk/schemes/rental-e-scooters-and-e-bikes/

We all need to be considerate and look out for each other when riding, cycling or driving. That way we can share the road safely together.

Don't miss our free 'Safe Riding Skills' webinars on Tuesday 23 July at noon and 1.15pm - with 30 minutes of free riding credits for those who attend.
Sign up at www.voi.com/uk-ride-safe-webinar

We hope to see you there!

🛴🛴🛴 Free rides if you complete an online safe riding skills webinar. Places still available for the 1.15pm webinar. Sign up at voi.com/uk-ride-safe-webinar

We're giving away free rides and helmets to anyone taking part in a safe e-scooter and e-bike skills event in Liverpool next week.
Come along to the event in Princes Boulevard, Liverpool, from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday 24 July. You can book a 30-minute session here https://www.nca-academy.co.uk/accredited-training-courses/cpd-courses/ -slctr-tbl-12875.
Scroll to 'Voi - Liverpool E-Scooter and E-Bike Safe Riding Sessions' to book your free place.

Don't miss our free 'Safe Riding Skills' webinars on Tuesday 23 July at noon and 1.15pm - with 30 minutes of free riding credits for those who attend.
Sign up at voi.com/uk-ride-safe-webinar
We hope to see you there!

One week since we launched e-bikes in Portsmouth and Southampton to join our e-scooters in both cities. One week since we started serving the Isle of Wight. Have you tried us out yet?

Did you go to KettFest last month in Kettering and try out an e-scooter? Our thanks to Brightwayz for enabling people to try out one of our e-scooters. Looks like it was a great event 🛴

In addition to our e-scooters, from today you can now opt for an e-bike to help you get around Portsmouth and Southampton!

Simply download the app to get riding!