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Santander Cycles MK is a bicycle hire scheme based in
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,
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. The scheme is operated by
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and sponsored by
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. The scheme launched on 17 June 2016.


History

After the success of bicycle hire schemes in
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announced plans to partner with
Santander UK Santander UK plc (, ) is a British bank, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander Group. Santander UK plc manages its affairs autonomously, with its own local management team, responsible solely for its performance. Santander UK is one of the le ...
on a new bicycle hire scheme in
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, to be known as Santander Cycles MK. The scheme was a collaboration between
Santander UK Santander UK plc (, ) is a British bank, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander Group. Santander UK plc manages its affairs autonomously, with its own local management team, responsible solely for its performance. Santander UK is one of the le ...
, Milton Keynes Council (MKC) and Milton Keynes City Centre Management. The scheme launched on 17 June 2016 with 300 bikes across 42 docking stations in
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.
Santander UK Santander UK plc (, ) is a British bank, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander Group. Santander UK plc manages its affairs autonomously, with its own local management team, responsible solely for its performance. Santander UK is one of the le ...
ambassador
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is the face of the bicycle hire scheme.
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is a German company that develops and operates public bike sharing systems with a number of successful bike sharing schemes. The cycle scheme is not to be confused with
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which is run by Transport for London and only caters to the
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Area.


Operations and Services

Users first need to register for the bicycle hire scheme via the Santander Cycles MK website, the Santander Cycles MK app on the app or
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or by calling 020 8166 9851.


Prices

Users have a choice of two tariffs – ‘pay as you ride’ or an annual subscription . Users who register for the annual subscription for £60, with the first 30 minutes of every ride free, then it’s 50p for every additional 30 minutes. The scheme is also open to casual users through the ‘pay as you ride’ fare with each rental costing £1.00 per 30 minutes up to a maximum of £10 in any 24 hour period.


Coverage Area

The coverage zone spans the central, leisure and residential areas of
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, with
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able to make use of the 169.3mile ‘Redway’ network to avoid roads on most journeys.


Notes and references


External links

*
Map of docking stations
on
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*
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