Santander has agreed to sponsor London’s bike hire scheme for a further three years.
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Santander and TfL announce year of competitions and events to mark cycle hire scheme’s 10th anniversary
Launched on 30th July 2010, the scheme has expanded from an initial 315 docking stations spread across eight boroughs to now offer more than 12,000 bikes available from 781 docking stations and has seen more than 87 million hires made over its lifetime.
Lighter, more manoeuvrable bikes announced for London’s cycle hire scheme
While the hire scheme generally scores well in Transport for London’s user surveys, the weight and appearance of the current generation bikes are regularly criticised.
ICO investigating Santander Cycle Hire hacking attempts
Three attacks occurred in December 2015, January 2016 and March 2016 and involved attempts “to access customer accounts via the Scheme’s website and mobile app.”
London’s cycle hire scheme gains new smartphone app
Available for Apple’s iPhone and handsets running Google’s Android operating system, the app also lets users hire a bike without having to use the docking station terminal, buy 24 hour and annual subscriptions and view recent journeys and charges.