More than three million rides in e-scooter trial

E-scooter rides have replaced nearly 600,000 car journeys during the trial

There have been more than three million journeys on e-scooters in Essex since the launch of a trial four years ago.

Essex County Council said rides on the scooters had replaced nearly 600,000 car trips covering more than 720,000 miles (more than 1.1 million km), cutting emissions by about 110 tonnes of CO2.

Residents are now being asked by the council for their feedback.

The trial was approved by the Department for Transport in December 2020, and it is being run by Dott on behalf of the council in Basildon, Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester.

There have been 3,123,727 journeys made on the scooters, with each trip averaging a distance of about 1.2 miles (about 2km).

Regular riders, occasional riders and those who have not used an e-scooter are being asked to complete a survey, which runs until 3 January 2025.