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I've used the search and can't find the answers to the couple of queries below:
I have just paid a deposit on a Brompton from my LBS
(Comptons) and am due to collect the bike in 4 weeks time.
The bike shops participates in the Cycle to Work scheme.
I have two options when I go to collect my bike. Either pay the balance myself, or go through the Cycle to Work Scheme and save a considerable amount.
At present, my work doesn't run the scheme.
Two questions:
1) Assuming I can persuade my employer to sign up to the scheme, can all this be set up and in place within the space of 4 weeks, or will this process potentially take several months? I can't assume Comptons will keep my bike in storage until I get my voucher sorted.
2) The Cycle to Work website quotes:
'Employees then apply for a Cyclescheme Voucher by finding out their Cyclescheme Employer Code and entering the information provided by the bike shop online.'
Nowhere on the website can I find a place to sign up online to apply for the Voucher. Any suggestions?
3) Have any Cycelscheme Brompton owners had a nasty shock when it came to receiving the Fair Market Value Price at the end of the 'hire'? I understand these bike hold their value pretty well.