Transport for London cycle hire scheme

We're loving the new London cycle hire scheme; London Notary Public Basil Preuveneers has joined the scheme as a member and soon will be receiving extra keys for of the rest of the team – they can't wait!

A scheme allowing people to pick up and drop off hire bicycles across London launched in July 2010. The Cycle Hire Scheme provides 6,000 bikes which can be found at around 400 docking stations in the zone one travel area, including at least 138 in Westminster. List of docking stations

Now, to hire a bike, you don't have to be a signed-up scheme member. You can pay an access fee – by debit or credit card – at the docking station and cycle away. Available 24 hours a day, all year round. It's self-service and there's no booking. Just turn up and go!

Membership or casual use? To become a Member of Barclays Cycle Hire, you need to be at least 18 years of age and have a UK postal address which matches your billing address. Hire costs are the same for members and for 'casual' users however for occasional users and visitors to London, the pay-as-you-go option is best value.

If you would like a friend or colleague to ride with you from time to time, you can purchase an extra key (up to 4) this saves time when accessing a bike.
Compare Membership and Casual Use.
To join the scheme and become a member click here

Costs
Costs are the same whether you're a Member or not, though. You pay for the right to hire a cycle (access fee) and for the amount of time you've got it (usage charge). The first 30 minutes are FREE! More about costs.

Travel to Notary Co UK by Bike.
To map your exact route to find Notary Co UK go to Cycle Journey Planner and enter your 'From' post code and our 'To' post code which is SW1W 0BS

There is a docking station just around the corner from Notary Co UK's office; ideal if you work nearby and need to see the notary or drop off papers! And your journey could be FREE as members get the first half hour at no extra cost. You can lock up your bike outside Grosvenor Gardens House or, dock the bike just around the corner in Buckingham Palace Road. Location map of the nearest docking station to us in Grosvenor Gardens

Cycle Hire for I iphone an ipod users
The fast & user-friendly app for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London, built to help you on every stage of your cycle hire journey You can access your cycle hire account - Login with your Cycle Hire username & password to see your account balance & journey history.

Live bike availability: check out how many bikes and empty docks are available in each docking station, updated every minute (if you're offline, you can still see the location & capacity of docking stations).

Reminders: you can set a reminder to return the bike before the end of the free 30 minutes (or before the price increases after 1hr & 1.5hrs). The reminder will come up even when you've closed the app or locked your screen.

Find bikes around you: use the GPS to center the map on your location and locate Cycle Hire stations around you. High-quality maps powered by OpenStreetMap, now also highlighting streets with bike lanes. Get here

List of docking stations see all on map

Any Questions?

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