Source: City of Plymouth
Beryl will be consolidating its operation in Plymouth, focussing on more popular locations in the city centre, the south west of the city, including Mutley, Central Park and Keyham.
The scheme was launched in 2023 as part of Connect Plymouth, a Council initiative funded by the Department of Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund. The scheme was designed to encourage people to take greener, more sustainable ways to travel about the city, with a focus on better connecting with existing public travel including buses, trains, ferries, walking and cycling routes.
Since its launch there have been 27,773 users of the e-bikes and over 213,000 journeys taken. The data from the bikes show that the average ride is 1.4 miles and 15 minutes long, with the most popular areas, by far, being the city centre and the south west of Plymouth, as well as Derriford and St Budeaux – key transport points.
The 450 e-bikes in the scheme will now be concentrated into the areas where they are best used, with the docking locations outside this removed.
Beryl informed users with a message sent on their app on Tuesday 8 April.
Councillor Mark Coker, cabinet member for transport said: “This was a business decision made by Beryl based purely on the amount of use e-bikes have in various areas.
“In the two years that the e-bikes have been available in Plymouth, it is clear that while they are very popular in some areas, such as the city centre, they are simply not being used as much as we would all like in other areas.
“It makes sense to concentrate the available e-bikes where they are far more popular and convenient for short, sharp journeys.”
We do not yet have dates of when the docking bays will be removed, Beryl users are advised to check the Beryl app for updates.
The list of docking stations to be moved from Plymouth are:
Marjon University and Sports Centre
Southway Centre
Whitleigh Green
Manadon Sports Hub
Poole Farm
Fort Austin
Mount Batten
Hooe Green
Plymstock Library
Elburton Road
Plympton Victoria RFC
Coypool Park and Ride
YMCA Plymouth
Honicknowle Green
Beacon Park Road
Eggbuckland Road
Higher Compton
Consort Village
Saltram
The Beacon
Torr Lane Supermarket
Ridgeway
Cross Hill
Tamar Bridge
Uxbridge Drive
John Bull Building
Oreston Slipway
Chaddlewood
Glen Road
Leigham
Elm Community Centre
Crownhill Village
West Park
Southway Drive
Clittaford Road
Hele’s School
Haye Road South
Pomphlett Roundabout
Mannamead Road
Estover Road
Sherford Sports Centre
Broxton Drive
Wyndham Square
Saltram Meadow Cycle Way
Tamar Community Centre
UHP Bush Park
Goosewell Road
Compton Avenue
Segrave Road Stores
Tothill Park
Alpha Way