Roll up, roll up – our latest mobility hub roadshow is in Nottingham next week, 6 November. Free to attend; we would love to see you there. We’re really pleased to be having it in Nottingham, and thus be able to work with the Council there and our sponsors and exhibitors to showcase the city’s mobility hubs and range of shared mobility offerings, as well as hear from our speakers. Our previous roadshows in locations such as Birmingham and Bristol have gone really well. The sign up link is below, do join us.
We’d also love your involvement with our pop-up hubs, where we will now have some spare capacity. More below and do get in touch for a chat about that if you would like to. They have a great track record as transport and social interventions.
Finally, we have been busy in our policy and public affairs work, particularly this month on EVs and the need for primary legislation for a new low powered zero emission vehicle category.
Keep in touch,
Richard Dilks
Chief Executive, CoMoUK
News & insights 🗞️
Bring a pop-up mobility hub to your area
Are you interested in hosting one of the CoMoUK pop-up mobility hubs in your area?
The brightly coloured mobile parklets have been deployed across Scotland for several years now. This year one has been in Nottingham acting as focus for a range of active travel activities. We have developed bespoke packages for authorities to use the hubs to support their strategic priorities.
In some areas we have used the hub to test out new shared micromobility locations, in others we have used the hub to launch new bike libraries.
In Nottingham we have used the hub to give people looking for employment to get new bike mechanic skills and access to their own or a shared bike. It is also possible to hire the hub without associated activities as Midlothian Council are with us at the moment.
We are now looking for new partners for 2027. If you are interested in talking about options, please contact Antonia.
CoMoUK is the secretariat for the APPG and we were delighted to work with APPG Chair Alex Mayer MP to bring a wide range of voices together in Westminster on the case for future low powered zero emission vehicle legislation.
We heard from TRL, Motability Foundation, Wheels for Wellbeing, the RNIB, the Spinal Injuries Association, shared micromobility operators, Electrical Safety First, the Bicycle Association.
Some clear themes emerged, including: the current enforcement crisis in private e‑scooters and illegal variants of private e‑bikes or e‑motorbikes; the myriad denied opportunities for disabled people in the current regime; the looming May 2028 end date for the shared e‑scooter trials and the limitations on operators in bringing forward new variants of bikes and scooters; the serious fire safety considerations posed by illegal devices.
CoMoUK will be producing a briefing to Parliamentarians as it continues to raise the profile of these issues and so make the case for action now as well as fresh primary legislation.
EVs in the car club fleet
We continue to focus on this area and are shortly to published revised research on the extra operating costs that EVs bring in car club fleets.
The Government consultation on potential changes to the ZEV Mandate has recently closed and in our response we detailed the components of those extra operating costs and put forward ideas on what needs to change. We did not offer a view on changing the target, but made the point that because of the youth of the car club fleet (average vehicle age around 18 months) even a lowered target at 2030 poses a very significant challenge to the sector.
New CoMoUK guidance on shared transport in new developments
We are excited to share our updated guidance on shared transport in new developments. New developments, whether residential, commercial or mixed, are an excellent opportunity to build in low carbon, efficient modes of transport and deliver higher quality, more attractive places to live.
Our new guidance comes as UK government is committed to scaling up shared transport (the Better Connected strategy) while also updating England’s National Planning Policy Framework.
Our guidance includes key recommendations for developers and local authorities on:
How can we make shared transport succeed at new developments?
What type of shared transport to provide at which development?
What are the “dos and don’ts” when planning for shared transport?
What are best-practice UK examples and what can you learn from them?
CoMoUK can also provide bespoke advice on shared transport opportunities at your development. For more, please see our consultancy page.
We are also looking forward to our upcoming meeting with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, which owns all of Ulster’s roads, as we hope to see further expansion of car sharing in Northern Ireland.
The Low Car Diet podcast
In case you were looking for a podcast that covers experts’ experiences in shared mobility in northern Europe then give the Low Car Diet podcast a listen.
So far, the episodes have covered Utrecht, Stavanger, Mechelen, Aarhus and Helsingborg.
Events 🗓️
Mobility Hub Roadshow - Nottingham
6 November 2026 | 11:15 am - 4:00 pm
With less than a week to go, there is still time to secure your complimentary place at the CoMoUK Mobility Hub Roadshow in Nottingham.
Whether you are planning local infrastructure, managing shared transport schemes, or exploring community engagement models, this event offers practical, on-the-ground insight into Nottingham’s latest hub deployments.
What’s planned for the day:
Strategy & Delivery Briefings: Hear directly from Nottingham City Council and CoMoUK on regional hub rollouts, with insights from headline sponsor Trueform on physical infrastructure and RideWise on local community engagement
Supplier & Operator Exhibition: Network with shared transport operators and technical specialists, including supporting sponsors Arcadis and SLR Consulting
Complimentary Networking Lunch: Connect with local authority officers, planners, and mobility providers
Exclusive Guided Site Visits: Tour two active local hubs in person:
Attendees at the 2025 mobility hub roadshow in Bristol chat on a tour of the hubs
Newly accredited operator member 🏅
We are pleased to announce that Bauer Media Bikes have been awarded CoMoUK provisional bike share accreditation.
Bauer Media Outdoor's approach is to provide a white-label bike share scheme that can be fully branded and tailored to a local authority's needs. Key features include:
Docked or free-floating deployment, depending on what suits the local area
Funding through sponsorship and advertising, rather than relying solely on local authority capital budgets
A dedicated app, continuously developed and maintained
Operational support, including maintenance and regular rebalancing of bikes Integration with existing street infrastructure, including bus shelters, where relevant
Bike sharing schemes have been part of Bauer Media Outdoor’s business for nearly 30 years, with the world’s first automated bike share system initially launched in France in 1998. Bauer Media Outdoor manages a number of bike share schemes in Europe – from Oslo to Antwerp – with more than 10,000 bikes in operation.
Shared transport user quote of the month:
"I joined [a car club] 4 months ago and it has given me the ability to live my life again. I am disabled and pretty much struggled to go out. When I did go anywhere I was tired from the traveling so it was never an enjoyable experience just a time of worry and anxiety about getting back home. Now I can simply book a car right outside my property and go have fun with my family and friends."
Male user from London, 45-54, Annual Car Club Report 2025
