Today marked the start of Richmond Borough's 12-month trial of e-scooters on roads and cycle lanes as part of the wider London scheme.

The trial is part of TFL's effort to reduce air pollution and congestion by encouraging people to use their cars less, particularly for short journeys.

As Nub News trial here.

So where can you get or park a scooter in Twickenham?

Twickenham has four e-scooter parking spots

- Civic Centre (Car park)

- Heath Road (Opposite Copthall Gardens)

Other spots across the borough

Barnes

- Nassau Road (Near Church Road)

- Glentham Road (Near Castelnau)

East Sheen

- Vernon Road (Near Sheen Lane)

Ham

- Richmond Road / Ham Parade (Near Dukes Ave)

- Kew Green (Near Kew Gardens Elizabeth Gate and Herbarium)

- North Road (Between High Park Road and station entrance)

- North Worple Way (Near White Hart Lane)

North Richmond

- Stanmore Road (Near Kew Road)

Richmond

- Park Lane (Near Parkshot)

- Sheen Road (In front of Lichfield Terrace)

- Whittaker Avenue (Next to reference library (Old Town Hall))

Teddington

- High Street (Opposite Cambridge Road)

Richmond Council said that subject to demand and performance, it is likely that the scheme will expand and further parking locations added.

Please note that initially it will not be possible to ride an e-scooter beyond the borough boundary as neighbouring boroughs are not currently participating in the trial.

Transport for London (TfL) is beginning its rental e-scooter 12-month trial today (Monday 7 June) with Richmond upon Thames as one of the trial boroughs.

There are three e-scooter operators involved in the trial (Dott, Lime and TIER) and users need to download the corresponding operators' apps depending on the scooter found. Rental pricing depends on the operator.

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Cllr Alexander Ehmann, Chair of the Transport and Air Quality Committee, has said that he is proud that Richmond is one of the boroughs trialing e-scooters.

He said: "Our health and the climate are at risk from the huge amounts of pollution caused by vehicles in London.

"It's vital that we explore less-polluting modes of transport and TfL's e-scooter trial is the perfect opportunity to do this.

"The trial will allow TfL to better understand how e-scooters can be used safely in London.

"Residents can rest assured that the Council will monitor the trial closely and will take action if any issues do arise.

"Too often, outer London boroughs like our own miss out on important transport upgrades like this.

"I'm proud that Richmond upon Thames' residents will have the opportunity to test this new technology and help policy-makers in Richmond, City Hall and Whitehall understand whether it can play a safe and useful role in our country's transport mix."