I thought I would drop you a line regarding the bike (and health) since I have been riding the Ezee Liv bicycle through the W.C.C. Cycle to Work Scheme.
In December '06 I suffered heart failure which caused me to to take 5 months off work and limit the amount of exercise I could do. The heart specialist advised that I should take light exercise but not at the gym, jogging, swimming or riding a bike. This somewhat limited my options but after consulting the specialist he agreed that an electrically assisted bike such as the Ezee Liv would enable me to exercise but without the strain on my heart as a conventional bicycle would, up to this time I would have used my car to and from work.
Electric-assist bicycles are not cheap and due to my present circumstances it would have been 12 months until I could afford to buy one, but with the Cycle to Work scheme I am now able to use Liv cycling to work and back home every day, infact my average weekly mileage is about 40 miles or so and feeling much, much fitter. I hope the scheme goes from strength to strength.
Clive Newell, N/A, Warwickshire County Council
Welcome to Cyclescheme, the UK’s number one provider of tax free bikes for work through independent bike shops. We are very pleased to help you with information on one of the best government tax breaks so far. Our frequently asked questions should cover most queries on the general running of the scheme.
We also have a full information pack to give to your employer when they contact us on your behalf. Your employer has to be willing to run the scheme before you can get your bike. This is because the scheme can only run through what is known as a salary sacrifice, where you agree to temporarily reduce your wages to pay for the hire of goods – in this case a bike and equipment. The scheme is available to UK tax payers who pay PAYE. Please note that the self-employed cannot take part in the scheme
The good news: once your employer is on board we help them administer the scheme
and you should be on two shiny new wheels before you can say “where are
my cycle clips?”.