Pedal Me


Pedal Me is a pedicab company in London. Customers can use an app to request a electric-assist bike to pick them up. The company was founded in 2017 by Benjamin Knowles, a transport planner, Chris Dixon and Rob Sargent.[1][2][3] Pedal Me says that in Central London, it is cheaper and quicker than the taxi service Uber, although this advantage is lost further out.[4][5]

The company normally operates only within 5 miles of Central London,[6] using bikes built by Urban Arrow in the Netherlands which can carry two adult passengers.[3] The company also offers cargo deliveries, which have outstripped the number of journeys carrying passengers.[7] In a trial run by TfL, the company's riders dropped off construction materials from Wood Green to Whitechapel faster than a van. The contractor plans to continue receiving deliveries by bike.[8] In May 2019, the charity Sustrans decided to use Pedal Me to move all of their office equipment 2.7 miles across London.[9]

The company employs 45 people,[10] who receive training which is externally verified by City and Guilds.[11] As of November 2019, it has 42 bikes in its fleet.[12]

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