Greetings.

I remember that when the Cycle Hire scheme was first launched, people were
saying that you could escape the usage fees for long trips by docking your
bicycle every half hour for five minutes. (See for example
http://blog.evanscycles.com/commuter...e-hire-scheme-
review/.) Where exactly does this "five minutes" figure come from? I
can't find a reference to it on the TfL website. The "Costs" page for the
scheme at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14811.aspx simply says
"If all your journeys are under 30 minutes, all you pay is your access
fee"; it doesn't indicate that your journeys need to be five minutes apart.
But this is contradicted by the folding leaflet/map I received with my
access key, which states in the "Usage charge" section, "Hint: You can ride
all day for £1 if you make multiple journeys of under 30 minutes each."

So which is it? Is chaining 30-minute journeys free, or is it £1 per day?
And do you have to wait 5 minutes between journeys, or don't you?

Regards,
Tristan

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