Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yo bumbaclots.
Our scheme starts again in December and I'm going to get amongst it like cheese on bread.
Bloke at work has told me how it works, basically they give me vouchers and then take the money out of my salary but I won't pay tax on it.
So do I have to go and find a bike first and tell them how many vouchers I need? I want a Carrera.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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GT idrive mate 
wicked bike
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yes, apart from the fact I could only ride it at midnight in certain parts of Tilehurst 
That bike was awesome though, £1800 bike with another £1000 worth of stuff on it
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Get a Trek Remedy 8, m8.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Can someone answer the question rather than recommending me other bikes. I want a Carrera, end of story
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SXIBLK
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Registered: 9th Feb 10
Location: Barnoldswick
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does your work have to be part of it or can you do it alone ?
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Pics of the Carrera in question? As I don't recall them being excellent
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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find the retailer thats in the scheme and they will give you a quote on the correct form.
then you fill the details off the form in on the scheme website
few days later you get a voucher through and you pay the retailer with that
its a quality scheme imo. massive savings to be had
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Can someone answer the question rather than recommending me other bikes. I want a Carrera, end of story
surely you can ask that "bloke at work" thats told you how it works?
is everything ok? you seem a bit angry
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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Winds me right up that my work has point blank refused to do the scheme even though loads of us cycle as a hobby 
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
find the retailer thats in the scheme and they will give you a quote on the correct form.
then you fill the details off the form in on the scheme website
few days later you get a voucher through and you pay the retailer with that
its a quality scheme imo. massive savings to be had
Halfords are in our scheme, excited I'm going to go after work and get me a BI-CYCLE.
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SXIBLK
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
Winds me right up that my work has point blank refused to do the scheme even though loads of us cycle as a hobby
so if your work disagrees theres no chance ?
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
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remember oliver you have to use the bike for cycling back and for to work
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Ian W
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As far as i'm aware ye as your work are basically paying for it.
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
remember oliver you have to use the bike for cycling back and for to work
Like fuck 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Demo
remember oliver you have to use the bike for cycling back and for to work
You'd have to have a twat of a boss to enforce it. I've had mine over a year now and cycled to work on it twice
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
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i know people who have had full downhill bikes. like fuck would they look at that and not realise you wont be using it for work
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I might use it for work if it snows again, but I work 7 miles away and I'm not Lance Armstrong.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Am I too late?
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Ojc
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No, can you tell me how you went about getting your bike as I quite like your one.
Thanks.
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Ojc
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Nath you northern bastard reply.
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Nath
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I can only sneak on every few mins as I'm working.
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Nath
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Right. First you need to find out what scheme your employers will be using, as there are several companies who do the cycle scheme. Then from there you'll know which shops are in partnership with that particular scheme. Then you go to the shop, pick a bike, they'll give you a written quotation, and with my scheme we filled in an online form which the HR person at work set up. They get your request, liase with your employer and the shop, and then a few weeks later you get a voucher for the amount you requested as per your quotation. The voucher is as good as cash. Then you ring the bike shop, arrange a time to get the bike, go down there, swap the voucher for the bike, and job done.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I spoke to laddy here and he said Halfords are in our scheme, if I go into Halfords later and say my employer is part of the Cycle to Work scheme and that I want a written quote will that be ok?
I'm just getting ready for when it starts next month.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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you need to go into Halfords and ask for an Apollo mountain bike with V-brakes
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