Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 January 2010
15:5837299Are you aware that through your employer`s, there are massive savings to be made if you want to buy a new bicycle for work or pleasure, plus accessories? I had a letter today from my employer, and for a layout of £160, I could have it all for £84, a 39% saving. In these times of no money about, where does the government find the money to pay for this? People who wish to ride to work will have a bike anyway, and people who don`t, may not want one. Bikes are cheap, so forgive me if I can`t see it, but does this make sense to anyone?
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Ross Miller
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12 January 2010
16:0737301This scheme has been around for some time and is tied to the desire to get people out of their cars and more active
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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12 January 2010
16:1837303About 3 or 4 years I think it has been available and is quite a good offer, but good luck to them if they think I am going to bike from Deal to Ashford each day !!
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 January 2010
18:4737321Isn't this just another silly socialist idea ? Doesn't seem to matter how much they get into debt, there's always money to spend, even when the Country's finances are going down the toilet.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 January 2010
18:5037322i don't see anything socialist in it, david cameron uses a bike to get to work, frees up a bit of road space.
no one is forced to take part, it will only be of use on shortish commutes.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 January 2010
19:1137327I'm not talking about using a bike Howard, but that the Government are paying a large portion of the cost. Madness.
I don't think DC asked GB for money towards his bike.
Roger
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 January 2010
19:1837328. Share a car, so why not a bike? Paul, find some other Deal folk to help you get there.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 January 2010
20:0537330roger
surely any incentive must be good if it more people out of their cars for some journeys.
makes it a lot easirr for people who need their cars for work.
incidentally david did not need to, he had his driver right behind him his car.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 January 2010
20:0737331By the way, do we still make bikes in this country?
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Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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12 January 2010
20:1137332Roger
if more people cycled, and by so doing beacme healthier, what would the reduced costs to the health service be?
Colin
as far as I know Pashley are the only company making bikes in the uk.
Mark
12 January 2010
20:3137333Moulton are still making bikes by hand @ Bradford on Avon, plus the excellent Brompton is still made in the UK.
Neither are cheap, but both examples of great British engineering.
(O.K. I'm biased as I own one of each!)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 January 2010
20:4637338welcome to the forum bob, you will from now on be known as 2 bikes bob.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 January 2010
21:1937344Thank you for all the above info, and welcome Bob. Is that Al Jolson in your picture above?
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 January 2010
08:2837382I agree Mark that cycling is good for people's health and other (environmental) reasons, but it shouldn't be the Government paying for them - that's the individual's responsibility.
Roger
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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13 January 2010
10:2637392better than paying for a car scrappage system Roger?
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Brian Dixon
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13 January 2010
12:4437410on yer bike boys.halfords do a nice range.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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13 January 2010
14:0737412already on mine Brian.....Green red councillor
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2010
14:3037415As already said this scheme has been out a long time and it was last year I did tell my boss about it.I think it is a great scheme and for most of the year it would work but the stoping point I feel are the companys on this.I did try where I worked at that time he is avery good boss but would not help out on this one. But the both of us love to get out on the roads we both have done the London to Brighton a few times and next year if my legs are O.K. I will be doing it again.I am still going over to the company I worked for and Again I will have a talk to him about doing it we have over 50 men working there and apart from one they all come by car, if we could get half of them to come by bike it would be a winner,some only live at the end of the lane but still come by car.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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13 January 2010
18:5237451well done john,nice to see some one doing there bit.
i would like to see more councerlers getting on there bikes.
mmmm sue nicholas on a bike mmm yes.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2010
22:4937487Brian she could sit on my cross bar
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