Will1985 said:A cheap folder would pay for itself in about a year of commuting.
Can't the managers be encouraged to use the train or car share or something? Alternatively if they were encouraged to downsize to a Smart, there would be some room behind one of them!
Nutty1979 said:Thanks for the feed back!
A new job is a great idea but with the credit crunch in play, well payed creative retouching jobs are hard to come by.
coruskate said:This is a good point, actually. Surely it's financially irresponsible for high-value company assets of this kind to be left outdoors and unmonitored? Isn't this the kind of thing that accountants/auditors should be checking?
mangaman said:Isn't this one of the pitfalls of cycle to work schemes though
As far as I know - certainly with ours - generally until you've paid it off, if it gets damaged / nicked you have to pay, not the company - ie it's your asset not the company's.
It's why I didn't take mine up - there was no extra cycle storage planned, no showers available at work. So if loads of people had taken up the cycle to work scheme they would have had to lock their bikes any-old-where, with the financial losses for any damage/nicking falling on them (at least that's how I understood it)
Crankarm said:You can still buy a bike just don't use it to go to work if the employer neglects their end of the bargain to supply decent secure bike racks and showers. Their problem not yours. You still have the bike safe at home not being prematurely worn out by commuting everyday. Instead use it at weekends on your club run.
Nutty1979 said:I have been informed that this would be fine, at a cost to you of £1.50 per day or £5 per week, payment up-front.
Nutty1979 said:Sorry for any inconvenience caused but I'm sure you all appreciate that to accommodate as many as 30 bikes per day has become unrealistic.
the reluctant cyclist said:Gosh what a pain in the bum.
We are moving premises soon and I am the ONLY person who cycles in so I can't imagine that the facilities will be very good for cycle parking. God knows what I will do if I have to park it on the street. Like you I don't want to lose a good bike to petty thieving. I work in the centre of Birmingham.