Toulouse: the Indigo Weel self-service bicycle and scooter rental service is definitely stopping
Following the spectacular fire that destroyed its repair warehouse and offices in Colomiers in December 2021, the self-service bicycle and scooter rental service, Indigo Weel, is forced to permanently cease its activities in Toulouse.
Indigo Weel in Toulouse is definitely over. The fire at its Colomiers premises on December 14, 2021 destroyed this self-service bicycle and scooter rental service, launched in Toulouse in 2018. The company had withdrawn 500 scooters and 300 bicycles still in circulation in the streets of Toulouse, at the end of December.
“A detailed impact analysis, after the fire which ravaged its operational base in Colomiers on December 14, led Indigo Weel to give up resuming its activities in Toulouse and in the agglomeration”, indicates the company, this Tuesday 18 January.
Indigo Weel launched its bicycle rental service, then electric scooters, in 2018 in Toulouse. Then the service was extended to the towns of Balma and Tournefeuille.
30,000 active users
“At the time of this painful decision, Indigo Weel would like to thank the Metropolis of Toulouse, the cities of Tournefeuille, Balma and Colomiers for the confidence shown since September 2018”
Indigo Weel claims 30,000 users, who used this service to provide self-service bicycles and scooters. An automated refund campaign will open in a few weeks for customers with a balance of credit. The terms will be communicated by email.
Concerning the ten people who worked for the company, Indigo Weel will work to facilitate their reclassification in the workforce of Indigo Toulouse on the one hand, and with the new operators who will settle in Toulouse, on the other. part. “Discussions in this direction are engaged”, indicates the company.