On Yer Bike

These green and yellow bikes are the latest initiative from Cheltenham Borough Council to help cut traffic. The bike hire scheme was launched yesterday after a successful trial by Gloucestershire University earlier in the year. Basically you pre-register using your mobile phone, pay a £10 deposit and when you want to hire a bike a a code is sent to your phone. You then enter the code at the docking station and the bike is released for you to ride. The first half an hour of use is free, and then you are charged a couple of quid every half hour after that. There are seven docking stations around town, including one at the train station (which is just out of Cheltenham town centre), with 30 bikes available for hire. It seems like a really good idea, although I haven't seen anyone riding one yet!

For more information visit the company behind the scheme,
On Yer Bike