Lime offers free rides to polling stations in Salford

Voters in Salford can use two free Lime rides to get to polling stations today, Thursday 7 May.

The e bike and scooter operator is offering the rides as part of the Give an X campaign run by My Life My Say.

Both new and existing riders can use the code VOTEUK2026 on election day to claim two free rides lasting 15 minutes each.

The campaign aims to remove barriers that may stop people voting, including transport costs and not having access to a car.

Alice Pleasant, senior public affairs manager at Lime, said “We want to make it that bit easier for people to get to the polling station on 7 May. Local elections shape the things people deal with every day, and something as simple as getting there shouldn’t be a barrier. If a free ride helps a few more people show up and have their say, that’s a good thing.”