Government £50 cycle voucher 1 June 2020 at 11:27AM edited 12 March 2021 at 2:42PM in Discount codes & vouchers 35 replies 6.7K views

Zanderman

CRISPIANNE3 said:

I can see it now all these punters getting £50.00 to do up their bike only to list it on eBay for a profit. Nice one!!!

Well, firstly, that's a very cynical view!  And not at all helpful.
  
Secondly, it wouldn't matter - the point of the exercise is to get unused bikes back into use - so selling them to someone who wants to use one fulfills that aim surely?

Thirdly, as percentxxx comments above, this is small change.

This is £50 per bike (probably not enough to get most unused bikes roadworthy so people using the voucher will have to pay their own money too).  Compare that with £1000 per employee to every firm that keeps them on after furlough - even if they were going to keep them on anyway.   I know which one of those is a scandalous misuse of taxpayer's money - and it's not the bike scheme! 

Edited to add a PS:
PS the scheme isn't to 'do up' a bike. It is to make neglected ones roadworthy again.  The terms, in summary are:

Eligible Repairs are those to make cycles roadworthy and fit for purpose - which may include repairing or replacing tyres, tubes, wheels and related components, adjusting, repairing or replacing braking system components, adjusting, repairing or replacing transmission system components; repairing or replacing other essential components which prevent safe use of the cycle e.g. deteriorated grips or saddle; repairing or replacement of components for permanently fitted lighting systems

The voucher is NOT eligible for replacement parts without any repair work, replacement or upgrade of existing safe and roadworthy components, replacement or repair of removeable lighting accessories.

Doc_N

Zanderman said:

CRISPIANNE3 said:

I can see it now all these punters getting £50.00 to do up their bike only to list it on eBay for a profit. Nice one!!!

Well, firstly, that's a very cynical view!  And not at all helpful.
  

Zanderman

Doc_N said:

Zanderman said:

CRISPIANNE3 said:

I can see it now all these punters getting £50.00 to do up their bike only to list it on eBay for a profit. Nice one!!!

Well, firstly, that's a very cynical view!  And not at all helpful.
  

You do realise those are deep-fried brake blocks he's eating?  What did you think they did with the worn-out ones? This is all part of the Govt's new re-cycling project.

percentxxx

After much faffing at last I have a voucher, I mailed a couple of local small private shops to see if they intended signing  up for the scheme , their answer was the admin made it not worthwhile, checking passports,driving licences, utility bills ,council tax bills etc,
ID required is passport or driving licence, ok 
Utility bill, council tax bill, mortgage statement, rent statement ?   I have none I live rent free  with my daughter who owns the house and pays all the bills , most of my time is in a holiday home  miles away from this , I do have bank statements but these are not on the list well thought out or what ???

Zanderman

percentxxx said:

After much faffing at last I have a voucher, I mailed a couple of local small private shops to see if they intended signing  up for the scheme , their answer was the admin made it not worthwhile, checking passports,driving licences, utility bills ,council tax bills etc,
ID required is passport or driving licence, ok 
Utility bill, council tax bill, mortgage statement, rent statement ?   I have none I live with my daughter who owns the house and pays all the bills , well thought out or what ???

I assume you've looked at the map of repairers who have signed up and that none are near you?  All on the map at https://fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/Home/Map

Re the ID required the wording is 

a valid driving licence photo card with address, or
2 forms of identification:

1. another form of photographic identification either:
   - Passport
   - National identity card (non-UK)
   - Residence permit
2. plus one of the following for proof of address, less than 3 months old, paper or electronic:
    utility bill
   - council tax bill
   - mortgage statement
   - council/housing association rent card
   - benefit book

Which I would interpret as just a Driving Licence is ok.
You only need the other items if you don't have a driving licence. 
At least that's my interpretation - the key word is the 'or' . 

percentxxx

Yes possibly the "or" but my driving licence has my daughter's address on which differs from the one given on the application, I gave the postal address of the holiday home thinking I would have to choose a local shop, so two doc s needed , I am fast going off the idea 
Only big dealers near me who would not do much for £50 that I could not do, much prefer small family type shops , but looks like none are interested 

percentxxx

Visited a dealer today , this is not what it seems, it is to get your bike roadworthy and is for labour only ,not parts or consumables ,to become roadworthy this dealer wants to give the bike a service £35, then anything found like frayed cable ,worn  brakes the parts are added on , the £50 will soon vanish and you could Ind up with a bill you wern't expecting 

Zanderman

percentxxx said:

Visited a dealer today , this is not what it seems, it is to get your bike roadworthy and is for labour only ,not parts or consumables ,to become roadworthy this dealer wants to give the bike a service £35, then anything found like frayed cable ,worn  brakes the parts are added on , the £50 will soon vanish and you could Ind up with a bill you wern't expecting 

To be fair that is exactly what it set out to be.
The voucher is specifically to get bikes back on the road and specifically not for parts. 
That was, as i understood it, clear from the start. 
I quoted the eligibility terms higher up this page so it shouldn't be a surprise - you even thanked me for the post!

Emily_Joy

HSBC advance used to come with a free once a year bike service. I have always paid for parts which needed replacement myself.

percentxxx

Zanderman said:

percentxxx said:

Visited a dealer today , this is not what it seems, it is to get your bike roadworthy and is for labour only ,not parts or consumables ,to become roadworthy this dealer wants to give the bike a service £35, then anything found like frayed cable ,worn  brakes the parts are added on , the £50 will soon vanish and you could Ind up with a bill you wern't expecting 

To be fair that is exactly what it set out to be.
The voucher is specifically to get bikes back on the road and specifically not for parts. 
That was, as i understood it, clear from the start. 
I quoted the eligibility terms higher up this page so it shouldn't be a surprise - you even thanked me for the post!

Yes not really moaning but a lot of people were thinking it was for things like broken spokes,chain etc and would never even consider a service in the first place ,it will be ok for some but not all ( or me 😁) ,  cheers