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Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils are leading on the Cycling City project, working with Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset councils to promote cycling across the region.
Have you ever considered cycling to work?
Have you ever considered cycling to work?
Maybe you don’t know where to start, or how to find a quick route, or how you could possibly look your best at the office after pedalling in.
A pocketsize booklet, Cycling to Work, is now available from South Gloucestershire Council to help you answer all these questions and make cycling to work easier.
The book covers;
- Buying the right bike and equipment
- Riding safely in traffic
- Finding the best route to ride to work
- Integrating cycling with other forms of transport
- Basic bicycle mechanics
- Finding bike buddies
It is packed with helpful tips and information to get you started on a healthier, cheaper and greener way to get into work.
If you are interested and would like one of these books please e-mail your request and address to transportservices@southglos.gov.uk or call us on 01454 863640.
Date published:
08/03/2010
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If you want someone to blame for this ridiculous rule it is the Inland Revenue. What makes it daft is that I bought a bike on the scheme, I can not claim mileage for it whilst it is still owned by my employer, but I do have to maintain it.
Some employers pay the same mileage for a bike as for a car, but the inland revenue taxes part of that bike mileage as a benefit as the maximum they allow per mile for bikes is lower.
From information on the internet I gather that is because the bike nominally belongs to the employer so you can't claim the mileage allowance when riding it. But its all schemes not just South Glos Council's one.
Does the South Gloucestershire Council 'Cycling to Work' booklet mention that if you buy a bike through Cyclescheme you will not be eligible for ANY cycle allowance for the 13 months you are paying off the bike?
This employer talks the talk but despite good intentions does not quite hit the mark when it comes to encouraging cycling to work.
Do the other local authorities have the same ridiculous rule?