Travel app pilot for young people in Dundee and North East Fife

Young people aged 16 - 25 are being invited to trial a new travel app or their Young Scot card over a six month period. The project is funded by Innovate UK and is designed to make it easier for people in this age range to travel the fastest and cheapest routes within Dundee and North East Fife. The travel app, NaviGo Go (NGG), co-designed by young people for young people, is being delivered by a consortium led by ESP Group. It also includes Mudlark, National Entitlement Card (NEC), Route Monkey, SYSTRA
October 9, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
Young people aged 16 - 25 are being invited to trial a new travel app or their Young Scot card over a six month period. The project is funded by Innovate UK and is designed to make it easier for people in this age range to travel the fastest and cheapest routes within Dundee and North East Fife.


The travel app, NaviGoGo (NGG), co-designed by young people for young people, is being delivered by a consortium led by ESP Group. It also includes Mudlark, 8639 National Entitlement Card (NEC), Route Monkey, 5602 SYSTRA and Young Scot.

The pilot allows young people to book trains and taxis and provides information such as the fare and change required for buses and availability of car clubs. Healthy options, such as cycling and walking are also included in journey planning and linked to Young Scot Rewards.

NGG also features a taxi fare splitting calculator, destination, and transport reviews, the deal matcher and a link to Young Scot Rewards. During the trial, £20 per month will be provided for free into each participant's NGG account with the option to top-up with their own money as well.

An additional 80 participants are being to sought to use the service from December. Young people aged 16 - 25 and who live in Dundee or North Fife can register their interest in wave 2 of the trial by going to %$Linker: 2 External 0 0 0 link-external www.young.scot/navigogo false http://www.young.scot/navigogo false false%>

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