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 All about the tax-free bike buying schemeThis is the official Cycling England-endorsed info page on the Cycle to Work scheme. |
| Cycle commuting for beginners US cycle commuter Paul Dorn has produced an excellent, one-stop shop for all matters relating to commuting by bicycle. "My hope is that prospective bike commuters will avoid my errors. If nothing else, my experience demonstrates that it can be done. The addiction to driving can be broken, the necessity of mass transit strap-hanging can be avoided. The following might, just might, encourage others to discover how bicycle commuting can enhance their lives." |
| City of London cycle commuters "Whether you're a cycling student, lawyer, courier, bonds trader or whatever else, you'll find plenty to read here," promises this website. It's aimed mostly at cycle commuters in the commercial Square Mile of London, an area that has seen a major boom in cycling in the last five years. |
| Bike v car: carbon emissions Use this calculator to work out how much CO2 your cars spews out. |
| Cycle commuting techniques This is a US site so substitute with 'left' when the article stresses you must ride on the right... |
| Definitive guide to cycling to work The Bike to Work Book is co-written by Bikeforall.net editor Carlton Reid. It's an e-book and a print book. There's also a free PDF book extract packed with useful info, especially for newcomers to cycling to work. |
| Love your bike This is a website that launched in March 2006 to support a PR and poster campaign to get Manchester motorists out of their cars and on to bikes. It might be Machester-centric but it's a good all-round site for newcomers to cycling, especially commuters. |
| How to write a Company Cycle Plan This no-nonsense guide to becoming a 'cycle friendly employer' is based on a fictitious Cambridge company but could be used by any company in any town or city. |
| 20p a mile for cycling AT work According to the Inland Revenue the 'authorised mileage rate', free of income tax and NICs to employees who use their own cars and 'pedal cycles', for business travel is 20p per business mile for cyclists. This tax-relief is discretionary so no business HAS to offer a 'cycle incentive' rate. Business mile? This is a payment for using a bicycle AT work not going TO and FROM work. |
| Best practice in BUGs BUGs are Bicycle User Groups. This BUG site is one of the best out there and is based at Birmingham University. Spot Freddie Mercury... |
 Bike buddiesThe BikeBUDi scheme - part of the Liftshare network of websites - matches individuals with others cycling the same way so they can ride together. The site requires registration. Bike Budi also calculates the "financial and CO2 saving each user is making compared to making that journey by car." |
