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04.07.19 TRENDSETTERS LIAM CARTER TALLINJA Card holders will now be able to easily pay for the electric motor- bike sharing service by using the credit on their personalised Tallinja Card. In addition, following an agreement reached between Malta Public Trasn- port and ioscoot, over 320,000 Tallinja Card holders benefiting from a 20% discount on ioscoot journeys. Tallinja Card holders can easily reg- ister their personalised Tallinja Card as their preferred method of payment on the Meep app to benefit from the reduced rate and use the credit on their personalised card to pay for their trips. In a press statement released short- ly after the agreement was finalised, Commercial Director of Malta Public Transport Daniel Grech said, "follow- ing the success of the integration of the Tallinja Card on the Valletta Ferry Services and Tallinja Bike, we are now offering our customers more value and more travel options." He went on to say that, "this agree- ment is a clear sign of our commit- ment to intermodal travel, as we pro- vide our bus passengers with easy travel options on different modes of transport." Bike sharing company ioscoot offers a convenient way of getting around with its fleet of electric motorbikes. rough the Meep application, cus- tomers can locate the closest electric motorbike, unlock it and ride it to their destination. Riders are only charged for the journey time as there is no monthly membership fee or any other cost. ioscoot's fleet of electric motorcy- cles is currently available in St Julian's, Sliema, Msida, and Valletta, although riders can travel beyond these zones. Users can instantly book their motor- bikes through the Meep app, and they may carry a second passenger. Helmets are provided in the luggage compart- ment for both riders. Tallinja Card holders given discounted access to ioscoot network Malta Public Transport strikes deal with e-moto sharing company Two helmets are provided in the luggage compartment