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Bye Beryl - Hi Voi! New E-Scooter Provider For Isle of Wight

From early July, Voi will be the new, sole provider of rental e-scooter and e-bikes in Southampton, Portsmouth and on the Isle of Wight, replacing all existing services operated by Beryl, which for the Island will mean both e-bikes and e-scooters.

The move to a single area-wide operator will ensure the long-term financial sustainability of these transport options across south Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

All e-scooters and e-bikes will continue to be available to hire through Breeze, the local transport super-app that also offers its 29,000 users access to buses, trains, hovercraft and car club services across the Solent Future Transport Zone (FTZ) area.

Access to rental e-scooters and bikes is also available through Voi’s app.

To aid the smooth transition to a single operator, all existing Beryl parking bays in Portsmouth, Southampton and on the Isle of Wight will transfer to Voi’s operation and will be rebranded accordingly.

Beryl customers that have purchased minute bundles and have credit remaining can approach the operator directly to discuss a refund.

The move also means that all future Solent FTZ funded rental bike and e-scooter schemes, with any of Solent Transport’s partner local councils will be funded and delivered under a single operator.

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