Cycle to work scheme with a difference..

PBo
PBo Posts: 2,493
edited November 2014 in Commuting chat
Anyone seen/heard about/used this?

http://www.simplec2w.co.uk

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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I haven't. What is it?
    Faster than a tent.......
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Seems like these guys sell your employer an agreement they can use with you, without the employer needing to sign up to a scheme and pay a 10% charge.

    Apparently big companies use it too, but aimed at small companies who might not bother because they see it as too much hassle.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Rolf F wrote:
    I haven't. What is it?

    Looking quickly it would seem to be one of those websites that charges you a fee for something you can get FOC elsewhere, like the sites that charge you for a EHIC card etc.

    http://www.simplec2w.co.uk/Pay_now.html
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    My company outsource all the 'salary sacrifice' stuff, much easier.....

    Not sure I believe the claimed savings, especially given that they cannot COMMIT to you keeping the bike after the first year! Their description of how it works is fundamentally wrong and the scheme doesn't comply with R2W so is tax evasion. Then later they mention hire agreement, so they can't even be consistent!
    http://www.simplec2w.co.uk/Whats_Different.html
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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