Problems with the rental payment occurred in the Velobike service

Difficulties are observed when paying for a bike rental and buying access to the Velobike service. The press service of the service announced this on Thursday, March 27.

"Currently, there are difficulties on the side of the payment provider, there may be problems with buying access and paying for a bike rental. We are already sorting it out and will fix everything soon," the Moscow City News agency quoted the message as saying.

The service noted that in case of writing off excess funds, the cost of the trip will be recalculated and the money will be refunded.

The day before, Vasily Shutov, a lecturer at the KB-1 Department of Information Protection at RTU MIREA, said that improper storage of a vehicle for a long time could lead to problems.

According to the expert, one of the main mistakes is to leave the battery connected to the scooter for a long time. This leads to its gradual discharge and degradation, which shortens the battery life and may require its replacement.

On March 15, the scooter and bicycle rental season opened in Moscow. 360.ru .

In addition, the rental season for electric scooters and bicycles in 13 cities of the Moscow region started on March 7. By March 15, the number of cities with working rentals had increased to 39. On the 15th, the season officially started, and a couple of days earlier than usual due to early spring. For the new season, the operators have updated the fleet and prepared 50 thousand scooters and 2 thousand electric bicycles.

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On March 17, rental of electric scooters and bicycles was suspended due to snowfall in the capital.

On March 20, scooter and bicycle rental services resumed operations, as stable temperatures returned to Moscow.