Tier by subscription: ride the eRoller without a price per minute!

No more expensive minute prices? Animal seems to make it possible.

EScooters were the latest trend in 2019. In 2020, this trend is somewhat flattened, but the small electric scooters are still ideal for a quick tour of the cities of the Republic. If it weren’t for the often expensive bill at the end of such a rent. Because even if the minute prices initially seem cheap, they often add up just as quickly as with a car sharing offer in a traffic jam. Registration usually costs 1 euro, and then a few cents per minute. The e-scooter rental company Tier therefore offers a subscription that includes any activation for a monthly sum – and pays off from 40 trips. In Osnabrück you go one step further and pack 9,999 free minutes on top, i.e. 166 hours or almost 7 days of continuous driving. On the Bargain portal MyDealz this is currently making waves – because the offer can obviously be used nationwide, even if you book it for and in Osnabrück.

The answer to the question of whether Tier’s monthly subscription is worthwhile can be answered in the traditional way with “It depends”. As for the scooters, it looks like this: For a month in which you are sure to ride a lot, for example because you are planning a vacation in a city, it may be worth it. However, the argument “that is cheaper than a monthly pass” is only valid up to a period of around ten months, because with 400 euros you can buy your own scooter, which is not subject to any restrictions. COMPUTER BILD has recently tested suitable scooters. A rental scooter, such as the Segway Ninebot MAX G30D from Ottonow (here on the Ottonow website) – This costs 43.77 euros per month even without lazy tricks and is not subject to any restrictions. An alternative to this is Grover, here you can get the scooter from around 25 euros a month.

With the right e-scooters in Berlin, the subscription price of 40 euros is a real deal. A “50s” scooter from the Unu brand costs around 70 euros per month in private leasing (here on the Unumotors website) – so you save real money and always get a full battery by simply changing the vehicles. After all, you would have to charge privately leased scooters yourself. But only works in Berlin.