# Forest Referral Code > The most generous e-bike referral in the UK — £10 of free riding for both of you — but London-only, and the credit expires in seven days, so claim it when you'll actually ride. - TopScore: 7.5/10 (Strong) - Sector: E-Bikes, Scooters & Mobility - Reward (new joiner): £10 free riding each side - Code: `iCJtXwST` - Referral link: https://link.forest.me/referral/iCJtXwST - Qualifying action: Sign up with the code and take a first ride on a Forest e-bike in London - Time to qualify: Bonus releases as soon as the first ride completes — usually minutes after it ends - Last checked: 2026-06-21 (June 2026) - Page: https://topreferrals.co.uk/offers/forest Use Forest referral code iCJtXwST (or the link) for £10 of free riding each side once a new rider takes their first Forest e-bike trip in London. The credit (worth about 30–34 minutes at the 29p/minute rate) lands in My credits and must be used within 7 days; the £1 unlock fee is not covered. Forest is a London-only B Corp e-bike operator with around 20,000 bikes across 18+ boroughs. Verified against Forest Help Centre article 110. ## Rewards - Both sides: £10 — £10 of free riding each side after the new rider's first Forest ride in London; applied automatically; the £1 unlock fee is not covered; expires 7 days after it lands ## How it works 1. Join Forest through the link or with code iCJtXwST — enter it during sign-up, as it can't be added later. 2. Download the Forest app (iOS or Android) and create your account. 3. Find a Forest bike on the map and unlock it for £1 to take your first ride. 4. Once that first ride completes, both you and the referrer get £10 of free riding in Account → My credits. 5. The credit applies automatically to your next rides; use it within 7 days. The £1 unlock and any daily fee still apply. ## Eligibility New riders in London aged 18+ with no prior Forest account. The code must be entered during sign-up — it cannot be added later. The £10 credit is only useful within Forest's London operating area. ## FAQ **Is the Forest £10 referral active in 2026?** Yes — £10 of free riding for each side once a new rider takes their first trip. Forest's Help Centre article 110 ('Refer a Friend eBike Programme') confirms the figure and mechanics, and we re-check the link daily. **Why might the code not work?** The three common reasons are: you already have a Forest account, you entered the code after sign-up (Forest requires it during registration), or you are outside Forest's London service area. The code is tied to the referrer's account, not a single-use voucher. **What is the difference from the '£1 for 30 minutes' offer?** That is a separate pay-as-you-go promotion on selected bikes, shown in-app. The referral is a £10 credit that lands after your first ride. You can use both: take the £1-for-30 offer on your first qualifying trip, then receive the £10 referral credit. **Does the £10 cover the whole ride?** It covers per-minute riding only — about 30–34 minutes at the 29p/minute pay-as-you-go rate. The £1 unlock fee on each ride and any daily service fee are not covered by the credit. **How long does the credit last?** Seven days from when it lands in your My credits screen, per Forest's Help Centre. After that any unused balance lapses, so plan to ride within the week. **Where can I use it?** London only. Forest operates across 18+ boroughs with around 20,000 e-bikes; the code works anywhere, but the credit is only spendable within Forest's London area. ## Full review Forest gives the **biggest e-bike referral reward in the UK** — £10 of free riding for both you and the friend who invited you — which is why it ties near the top of our mobility sector. The two things to know before you bank on it are that Forest is **London-only** and that the credit comes with a **seven-day clock**, so it rewards riders who can use it soon, not people stockpiling for later. ## What you get, and the seven-day clock When a new rider completes their first trip, **£10 of free riding lands for each side** in Account → My credits. In practice that is worth about **30–34 minutes** at Forest's 29p-per-minute pay-as-you-go rate. The credit **applies automatically** to your next rides — but it **expires seven days** after it lands, and the **£1 unlock fee** on each ride (plus any daily service fee) is **not** covered by it. So it is best thought of as a week of nearly-free riding, not a single free journey end to end. ## How to claim it Join through the link or enter code **iCJtXwST** — and crucially, **enter it during sign-up,** because Forest cannot apply it afterwards. Then download the app, find a bike on the map, and **unlock it for £1** to take your first ride. The moment that ride ends, the £10 credit appears for both of you, usually within minutes. The most common reasons a referral fails are simple: you already had a Forest account, you tried to add the code after registering, or you are outside the London service area. The code is tied to the referrer's account and works as many times as Forest allows — it is not a one-time voucher that "expires". ## The '£1 for 30 minutes' offer is separate Forest also runs a pay-as-you-go promotion — **£1 for 30 minutes** on selected bikes, flagged in the app — and people often confuse it with the referral. They are different things, and **you can use both:** take the £1-for-30 deal on your first qualifying trip, and still receive the £10 referral credit afterwards. ## Where Forest operates, and why that matters Forest is a **London-only B Corp** operator with around **20,000 e-bikes across 18+ boroughs** as of late 2025, and it is the only micromobility company globally with Verra validation for its carbon-offset programme — its model is partly ad-supported, which subsidises the free riding. It won the Hounslow (2024) and Richmond (2025) tenders from Lime, so its London footprint is growing. But if you live outside London, the £10 has nowhere to be spent — which is the one mark against an otherwise excellent offer, and exactly why our table separates Forest's value from Lime's and Voi's reach. ## What we checked We verify this against **Forest's Help Centre article 110** and the live in-app pricing, re-checking monthly with a daily link test. We publish the help-centre figure of £10 of riding rather than the app's rounded "30 minutes", and we explain the 29p-per-minute maths and the seven-day expiry plainly, because both are things first-time riders get caught out by.