Slovnaft BAjk presents a new price list for the 2019 cycling season

• From 1 April, Slovnaft BAjk will offer a new portfolio of programs for bicycle sharing users in Bratislava
• The offer includes programs covering long-term and short-term use of the service

BRATISLAVA, 29 March 2019 – In the 2019 cycling season, the bicycle sharing service Slovnaft Bajk, available in Bratislava, will have a new price list. The offer will launch at the beginning of April and it includes passes covering long-term and short-term use, as well as student passes. There will be more bicycles available for users, and numerous initial bugs which were identified during the testing phase have been fixed to ensure a trouble-free new season.

In the new cycling season, users will be able to choose from three standard programs depending on how often they use the bicycle sharing service. The "KLASIK" program is ideal for those who use Slovnaft BAjk as a complementary means of transport along with public or individual transport. Users can choose an annual pass for EUR 29.40 or a monthly pass for EUR 9. Both passes cover an unlimited number of rides within a 30-minute period and with EUR 0.60 credit. Rides over 30 minutes are subject to a fee of 12 cents for each completed 6-minute ride and the final amount will be withdrawn from the user's credit. The credit needs to be topped up.

Users and tourists interested in a single use of the Slovnaft BAjk service can choose a one-day pass for EUR 6. In this case, users buy a PIN code valid for 24 hours, during which they can use the bicycle sharing service. Single-use passes require the user to pay a deposit of EUR 70 that will be blocked from their account. This program includes unlimited rides over a 12-hour period, after which the user will pay 12 cents for each completed 6-minute ride. The amount will be deducted from the deposit and the remaining amount will be returned to the user's account.

"PREMIUM" is a program ideal for frequent users of Bratislava's bicycle sharing service. The pass costs EUR 38.40 and covers all rides under 60 minutes and a credit of EUR 2.40. For rides over 60 minutes, the fees valid for other programs apply. Slovnaft BAjk also thinks about students, teachers and young people. If you are a holder of an ISIC, ITIC or EURO26 card, you are entitled to a discounted annual pass and you can rent yellow bikes for EUR 19.20.

All PIN codes purchased during the testing phase will remain valid until 30 April, and they can be used from May only when users prolong their promo program in their profile with one of the programs valid for the new cycling season. In such case, the users will not lose their unused credit from the testing phase, instead it will be added to the credit within the new selected service.

Students, teachers and young people cannot prolong their program. In this case it is necessary to purchase a new program using an ISIC, ITIC or EURO26 card number. They will not lose their unused credit from the testing period, since the provider is preparing a functionality ensuring credit transfer between respective programs in their profile on the service page or in the mobile application.

The new price-list reflects what was expected from the beginning: that, after the testing phase, during which users could use Slovnaft Bajk services just for €1, the fees for the service are reaching an adequate value.

Slovnaft BAjk has become a popular means of transport along with public and individual transport in the capital city. More than 41,000 users have registered since the launch of the service, making more than 220,000 rides in total. Shortly after the service's launch, a community of users formed which helps us to identify bikes or docking stations with malfunctions and actively suggests tips for improvement. It is also thanks to our users that we made the locking system easier, modified the bike's display information, made the information on the number of bikes on our website clearer, expanded the info line's competences, strengthened the smart locks and their reliability, installed seats for taller people and improved the user interface of online user profiles. The mobile application will be available to users from the second half of April. We initiated increasing the number of bicycles in the streets of Bratislava at the beginning of March. At that time there were 250 bicycles available and the number is still increasing. A fleet of 400 bicycles will be available during April. The highest number of bicycles is expected during the summer months. New docking stations will be added to 4 city districts in which the system is currently in operation. We have moved forward in removing the issue of “ghost bicycles”, which was a significant loss of reliability of this service from the point of view of users. The error rate of available bicycles indication has been decreased by approximately 50% and we expect that that percentile will increase even more rapidly in the coming months.