The Anonymous Widower

Expensive Bikes To Be Banned From Cycle To Work Scheme

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.

This is the sub-heading.

Rachel Reeves is said to be targeting rich commuters by limiting the amount you can claim for bike gear through salary sacrifice

These two paragraphs add some detail.

Workers could be banned from buying ultra-expensive bikes through salary sacrifice schemes amid government concerns that they are being exploited by “high earners in the Surrey Hills”.

The Treasury is understood to be considering limiting the generosity of the government’s Cycle to Work scheme, which allows employees to buy bikes and accessories through an interest-free loan from their employer.

Over the years, I’ve worked with many, who have cycled to work and in the early 1970s, I regularly cycled to my clients in London.

Rachel from Accounts seems to have a death wish for the electoral chances of the Labour Party.

November 13, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Cycling, Employment, Labour Party, London, London Election 2026, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Tax