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I thought this only applies to freelance? You can’t claim for cycling to and from your place of work... so pointless for those of us who usually have an office.
ExTra-
Not just freelance, I could claim it if I cycled from the office to a customer site, I just couldn't claim it for my normal commute. Can't remember what the rules were for cycling to a customer site direct from home was (I rarely ever did that).
HMRC value your cycling at 20p/mile in the same way they value driving at 45p/mile
It was originally meant to represent the costs of the journey, and driving is certainly more expensive than cycling. But there have been endless calls for the cycling rate to be upped to 45p/mile to incentivise people to cycle instead as it would then be seen as a way of making money by claiming more than your actual costs.
(A simple rate of Xp/mile is never going to be accurate or representative for everyone...)
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Doesn't cover your normal commute but you can claim for other journeys. It was just to point out that cycling isn't free. Your bike has wear, you need to eat more pie etc.
I've claimed a bunch of miles as an employee (eg my home in Barnet to Slough for a conference). Not all employers would let me though.
Greenbank
jellybaby
HMRC value your cycling at 20p/mile in the same way they value driving at 45p/mile