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Why is it so much easier to finance a car than a bicycle? Faced with dwindling sales in saturated markets like the UK, the car industry very successfully introduced PCP (personal contract purchase) as a way of tempting drivers to buy - and keep buying - new vehicles. Given how popular leasing, hire purchase and PCP options have become as a...

If you're lucky enough to cycle as part of your work, your employer can pay you a tax-free mileage allowance of up to 20p per mile. Unfortunately, the commuting journeys between your home and permanent workplace don't qualify. However, one of our nearest neighbours permits commuters to claim an allowance for cycling to and from work every...

We were mistaken to think you can't buy a cargo bike here in the UK for less than £1,000. Danish company Amcargobikes will sell you a sturdy three-wheel cargo trike equipped with disc brakes, canopy, benches and seat belts for only £925. It's just that since Brexit, UK customers have to pay around £100 extra to cover import tax. So it's...

Towns and cities can be safer and more pleasant places to live and work when motorised traffic is restricted, so how best to enforce LTNs and school streets? Planters and bollards are often used to create low traffic neighbourhoods by blocking rat runs, and cameras are relied on to safeguard school streets, but how about the idea of a...

Mobility scooter insurance may not be a legal requirement, but there's a good reason it's popular; Nobody likes unexpected bills, and cover against accidental damage, theft and damage has never been easier to buy. However, prices and levels of cover vary wildly between providers so it pays to shop around. We offer a fully-comprehensive...

The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee wants to hear from anyone with knowledge or experience of serious road traffic collisions. Results of the consultation will help improve the way crashes on London's roads are investigated. In 2022, the number of people killed on London’s roads is the lowest year on record, excluding 2020 and...

A Tesla whistleblower this week claimed self-driving car tech is not safe enough for public roads, but how safe is safe enough? After all, there's a double standard where road safety's concerned. A once-in-a-decade train crash that kills 5 people will generate wall-to-wall media coverage, a public enquiry and changes to working practices,...

How do you fancy being our Secret Santa? With less than three weeks to go until the big day, we're giving away another mystery box full of cycling goodies. And it might have your name on it. Once again the box will be bursting with bicycle bounty worth at least £100; we won't list the contents now, but here's what a previous mystery box...

A basic cargo bike in 1939 would set you back £18; the equivalent of £972 in today's money. The relatively low price got us thinking about how a sub-grand cargo bike could help revolutionise the urban streets of 2023. When it comes to moving people around a city, cars are distinctly sub-optimal. Quite apart from damage to the environment...

Everyone understands cycling is good for you, but a study by UCL and Sydney University has found really small changes to our activity levels - like replacing sedentary behaviour with a just few minutes of riding each day - boosts heart health. The findings are important because over 20 million people across the globe die each year from...