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How does Greater Manchester's new bike hire scheme compare to Mobike two months in?
27.01.2022 - 12:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester's long-awaited bike hire scheme has now been running for more than two months and it's going...pretty well.
There were, understandably, initial reservations from some quarters following the unceremonious departure of its forerunner Mobike in 2018 amid a storm of vandalism, theft and canal plunges.
But the first phase of the roll-out of Bee Network bikes on Oxford Road has largely been a success.
Out of nearly 13,000 rides so far, only 88 bikes have had to be retrieved after going missing. And zero have vanished never to be seen again.
READ MORE: New 24/7 hire scheme offering electric bikes launches on Oxford Road
This time around, the scheme, a key part of Greater Manchester's mission to boost public transport, tackle congestion, air pollution, and become carbon netural by 2038, has been led by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), with operator Beryl submitting the winning bid to run it.
There's a five-year budget of £16.96m, around £12m of which has come from the Mayor's Challenge Fund.
Transport bosses credit their early success in part to the docking station model, a key difference when compared to Mobike.
The high-tech tracking system and an on-street squat team dedicated to collecting bikes that go astray have also worked in their favour, as has a security strategy informed by experts at GMP.
The Beryl app, meanwhile, reminds customers if they are trying to lock and leave the bike in a no-go zone. And there are fines awaiting those who ignore that warning.
If a bike goes missing for more than 14 days and can't be tracked and found, the rider could face a Lost fee of up to £500.
Nick Hubble, a cyclist and blogger from Prestwich, was among those who worried about security with the new scheme. But
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