Bike to work.

Daniel S

I sent this email to the biketowork people.

Hi,
I was looking at getting bike for about €600, but with €300 of the remaining €1000, could I get a bike for my son aswell?
Daniel.

I was chancing my arm really :rolleyes:

BUT This is what I got back!

Daniel the bikes must be for your own use. You can get two but under the Revenue guidelines they should be for your own use.

:eek::D

Beasty

Not sure who the "biketowork" people are, but I'm pretty sure the Revenue would only allow the one bike over the 5 year period

fat bloke

Address your bike shop.

They'll sort you out.

Daniel S

Beasty wrote: »

Not sure who the "biketowork" people are, but I'm pretty sure the Revenue would only allow the one bike over the 5 year period

Those people are info@biketowork.ie

So I could get a road bike and new mtb for myself if I wanted?

Daniel S

fat bloke wrote: »

Address your bike shop.

They'll sort you out.

My local bike shops are DEFINATLY not an option. :eek: Found out this morning (when my new BB came) that one of them had forced the old bottom bracket in and damaged my bike, but I managed (somehow lol) to get the new one in (Thanks again to Paul Kiernen, Single Malt and Icyseanfitz).:D

Another problem is, when my dad went to get a bike, €1000 for a TREK 6000 with a free helmet... :rolleyes: Told him not to get it and thankfully he didn't

Beasty

mtb_kng wrote: »

Those people are info@biketowork.ie

So I could get a road bike and new mtb for myself if I wanted?

They are an independent company who make money out of "administering" schemes for employers. In my opinion they have given you incorrect "advice". The Revenue guidelines refer to an exemption from the Benefit in Kind legislation on the provision of a bike (and safety equipment)

Daniel S

Beasty wrote: »

They are an independent company who make money out of "administering" schemes for employers. In my opinion they have given you incorrect "advice". The Revenue guidelines refer to an exemption from the Benefit in Kind legislation on the provision of a bike (and safety equipment)

Fair enough.

fat bloke

mtb_kng wrote: »

So I could get a road bike and new mtb for myself if I wanted?

Forgetting technicalities and regulations, the reality is that there is no way to police what you buy or how you use it, so in the real world, yes, if you could somehow source a road bike and mtb for less than a total sum of 1000 euro, then you could buy them for yourself. You could buy 50 tires if you wanted, you could buy 500 powerbars if you were so inclined, I'm sure if you went to the likes of eurocycles / eurobaby you could buy a carrycot and a changing table. And that snow and rock shop that sells specialised would, I'll bet, sell you a some crampons and a snowboard.:)

Bike shops won't turn you away just because you don't want a trek 1.2. You might cry foul and call it corrupt practice, but I personally don't have a problem with it. If you're a cyclist you probably already have at least one bike that's worth well over 1000 euro and you are probably already commuting to work. If you want to use your btw allowance to service a couple of bikes, get a new helmet, a posh high viz jacket, some tires and a second set of wheels - off with you as far as I'm concerned. And I can't think of a bike shop that wouldn't facilitate it.

Lumen

fat bloke wrote: »

Forgetting technicalities and regulations, the reality is that there is no way to police what you buy or how you use it

Forgetting technicalities and regulations, the reality is that I could kill some random arm-swinging powerwalker and dump their body in the Wicklow mountains and there's no way anyone would find out it was me.

Your plan is diminished by its reliance on accomplices. You'd have to kill them all and eliminate the paper trail to properly cover your tracks.

Beasty

fat bloke wrote: »

Forgetting technicalities and regulations, the reality is that there is no way to police what you buy or how you use it, so in the real world, yes, if you could somehow source a road bike and mtb for less than a total sum of 1000 euro, then you could buy them for yourself. You could buy 50 tires if you wanted, you could buy 500 powerbars if you were so inclined, I'm sure if you went to the likes of eurocycles / eurobaby you could buy a carrycot and a changing table. And that snow and rock shop that sells specialised would, I'll bet, sell you a some crampons and a snowboard.:)

Bike shops won't turn you away just because you don't want a trek 1.2. You might cry foul and call it corrupt practice, but I personally don't have a problem with it. If you're a cyclist you probably already have at least one bike that's worth well over 1000 euro and you are probably already commuting to work. If you want to use your btw allowance to service a couple of bikes, get a new helmet, a posh high viz jacket, some tires and a second set of wheels - off with you as far as I'm concerned. And I can't think of a bike shop that wouldn't facilitate it.

What you are suggesting is tax fraud

Do not encourage tax fraud (or any other illegal activity) here, otherwise you will be infracted

Thanks

Beasty

fat bloke

Lumen wrote: »

Forgetting technicalities and regulations, the reality is that I could kill some random arm-swinging powerwalker and dump their body in the Wicklow mountains and there's no way anyone would find out it was me.
Your plan is diminished by its reliance on accomplices. You'd have to kill them all and eliminate the paper trail to properly cover your tracks.

Best get the mountain bike then so you can make good your escape from the army helicopters over the featherbeds!

07Lapierre

Why is it that most queries regarding the BTW scheme seem to be looking for ways to "cheat" the system?