Transport, Ride-Hail & Shared Mobility
Referral codes for UK ride-hail, e-bike and e-scooter rental apps — Forest, Lime, Voi, Uber, Bolt and others. Free ride credit for new UK riders.
Shared transport in UK cities increasingly means a dockless e-bike, a rental e-scooter on a Department for Transport trial, or a ride-hail booked on demand. Forest is the London-only B Corp e-bike operator — £10 worth of free riding each side when a friend takes their first trip. Lime runs e-bikes across London, Manchester, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Nottingham and (from 1 April 2026) seven West Midlands cities, plus e-scooters where the DfT trial permits — both sides get a £4 ride coupon. Voi runs rental e-scooters and e-bikes across roughly 20-plus UK towns and cities — about two-thirds of England's e-scooter trials, often as the sole operator — giving the new rider £2.50 in ride credit on sign-up and the friend who invited them £5 once that first trip completes. UK rental e-scooters remain legal only via approved trial operators; privately owned e-scooters cannot be ridden on public roads or pavements. HonestCodes verifies each programme against the operator's own help-centre page and re-checks monthly.
3 verified UK transport referral codes
How HonestCodes picks transport codes
- Licensed under the relevant UK transport framework (DfT-supervised rental e-scooter trial for scooters; local-authority dockless-bike agreement for e-bikes)
- Public, persistent refer-a-friend programme with documented terms
- Bonus is real ride credit, not points or loyalty tokens
- Clear payout timing and qualifying-action definition
- Operating area covers at least one major UK city the average reader is likely to ride in
Common questions about transport referral codes
Are rental e-scooters legal in the UK in 2026?
Only via approved operators on the DfT-supervised rental e-scooter trial, which has been extended to May 2028. You must be 18+ with at least a provisional UK driving licence and use the official rental app. Privately owned e-scooters remain illegal on UK roads, pavements and cycle lanes — only on private land with the landowner's permission.
Do I need a helmet to ride a Lime, Forest or other UK e-bike or e-scooter?
Helmets are not legally required for either rental e-scooters under the DfT trial or for Lime / Forest e-bikes (which qualify as Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles). Both operators and the DfT recommend helmet use; some operators offer subsidised helmets via partner schemes.
Which UK city has the best e-bike or e-scooter referral coverage?
London by a wide margin — Forest and Lime both operate across most boroughs, and Voi runs e-bikes in several too. Greater Manchester, Oxford, Milton Keynes and Nottingham have Lime; the West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton) was added from 1 April 2026 as part of a Transport for West Midlands tender Lime won from Beryl. For rental e-scooters outside London, Voi is the most widely available operator — it runs about two-thirds of England's DfT trials, frequently as the only operator in a town.
Do transport referral credits cover the unlock fee?
It varies. Lime's £4 coupon covers the full ride cost including unlock — if your ride totals under £4 it's free. Forest's £10 free riding credit covers per-minute charges only — the £1 unlock fee and any daily service fee still apply. Always check the brand page before assuming the credit covers a complete journey.