Cycle-to-work Scheme: Ex-employee

Spidernick

I 'bought' a bike under salary sacrifice years ago and paid the monthly amounts for the first 12 months. I then left that employer 18 months ago and today received a letter asking me to pay the final amount based on the written-down value, which is about £90.

An ex-colleague who was in the scheme the year before me and also left the employer after the initial 12-month period got a letter this time last year, then a reminder. He ignored them both and hasn't heard anything further and assumes it's been written off, as he's an ex-employee.

From what I have read employers are supposed to take monies owed from the final pay packet, although the examples only seem to talk about leavers in the initial 12-month period. Does anyone know what my obligations are? Is this just a 'try on', or should I be paying? Thanks.

Nasqueron

The scheme works like this for most part:

12 monthly payments
1 off "extended lease deposit" based on the value of the bike

You normally get the deposit email within a couple of weeks of the final payment. Depending on the scheme this may not apply.

The letter you are talking about is money owed to the scheme, not the employer so the firm won't chase ex-employers. If the scheme wish to, they can take action to retrieve the money as you sign a contract saying you will pay it