Forest sees increased demand for its hire e-bikespublished at 11:32 BST
11:32 BST
Nisha Patel
At Liverpool Street station
Image source, PA Media
At Liverpool Street Station this morning, hire bikes were disappearing from their docking stations rapidly during the morning commute.
The head of policy at e-bike hire company Forest, Alex Berwin, tells me the company is “already seeing a lot more people using the bikes compared to a regular week”.
He says the company expects hire rates to increase as the strike action takes hold.
“During the last strikes last year, we saw around 10 times the number of app downloads than we would see on a regular weekday,” he explains.
“Our advice is to wear a helmet, plan your route – preferable long some of the cycling routes – and take your time.”