What Is a "Bird" Charge on My Bank Statement?

A Bird charge is a rental fee for a Bird electric scooter. Bird charges an unlock fee plus a per-minute rate, similar to Lime.

Plain-English explanation

Bird was one of the first dockless scooter companies. Charges are per minute while riding, plus an unlock fee. Bird also offers Bird Pass (monthly subscription) and flat-rate ride options. Note: if you don't properly end a ride in the app, the meter keeps running.

Most common reasons this appears

• Electric scooter ride charged per minute of use
• Unlock fee for starting a Bird scooter ride
• Bird Pass monthly subscription

How to verify this charge

• Open the Bird app → Activity → tap the specific ride.
• Check that the ride end time matches when you parked the scooter.
• Contact Bird support at bird.co/support for disputes.

When to be concerned

• Charge much larger than expected — you may not have ended the ride properly in the app.
• Bird charge from a city you haven't visited.
• Multiple Bird charges from the same day.

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