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Dott withdraws e-scooter hire from Essex

Deniz Huseyin
15 August 2025
E-scooter hire was launched in Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester in 2020
E-scooter hire was launched in Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester in 2020

 

Rental e-scooters are no longer available in Essex following the withdrawal of micromobility operator Dott on Wednesday.

Essex County Council said that hire e-scooters will be unavailable for the foreseeable future due to “unexpected delays in tendering a new contract”.

The council launched the scheme in 2020, run by Dott (previously operating as Spin and then Tier).

Over the past five years the scheme has supported over three million journeys across Braintree, Chelmsford and...

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