The bicycle hire scheme, dubbed 'Boris Bikes' after London's Mayor, has proved a resounding success - on October 8 the millionth journey was made, just two months since its launch. Of the tens of thousands of bikes for hire only five have disappeared (in three cases the villains have been found and put to good community tasks).
More than 90,000 people, including me and Emily, are now signed up as members and the scheme is due to be opened up to casual users later this year. In the meantime, anyone who has a debit or credit card with a UK billing address can sign up.People who sign up for 24-hour, seven-day or annual membership can choose to auto-renew, which means they can start a new hire period whenever they want, by simply inserting their cycle hire key into a docking point and taking a bike.
Of the 92,000 people who have signed up for membership, 42% have opted for daily access (£1 for 24 hours), four per cent for weekly access (£5) and 54% for annual membership (£45). At the moment there are nearly 200 docking stations throughout central London. I will be back on the bike as soon as warm weather hits or my cast comes off; whatever happens last...
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