someone else asked me... by email, fully traceable, so I know what they are up to
someone else asked me... by email, fully traceable, so I know what they are up to
You need to hear more anecdotes!Anecdotally I have only heard of 1 person to use the bike to work scheme for how it is intended.
It would seem that a number of Bike shops are happy to provide fake quotes and invoices in order to facilitate the person getting the bike.
I have heard the following-
As above, an employee getting a bike for a family member/spouse.
Parents getting bikes for their non working children through the scheme. The shop in this instance quoted a different make and model of bike on the quote and receipt.
Employees getting 2 bikes (listed as 1) within the allowance through the scheme. The shop here only put one of the bikes on the quote and invoice at an inflated price.
People getting a large amount of clothing & footwear that was not covered as part of the scheme. The shop here only listed the bike at an inflated price on the quote and invoice.
The worst I heard is people using the full allowance against travel systems (high end buggys) for their new borns. In this case the shop completely fabricated a quote and invoice stating it was for a bike.
Each of the above was through different shops in different parts of the county.
I think that some of the obligation here should be on the bike shops and not employers. They are the ones who are getting a huge increase in their sales.
I'm sure the massive increase in the numbers cycling to work since the scheme was brought in has nothing to do with the scheme.
True, and the governmenr admitted at the time that the system was open to abuse, but the positives of encouraging more people to cycle would far outweight any such concerns.
All very true but it shouldn't be the case that one industry is booming because they are committing fraud. Surely this should be treated the same as any other tax fraud by a company?
Simply saying that there has been some societal benefits can't negate the fact that there is a significant amount of fraud by employees and bike shops which has resulted in a drop in tax receipts?
I would do what Peanuts suggests above and don't over think it.Should I allow them to avail of the scheme?
The scheme was one of the few magic beans the Greens got in return for abandoning their principles and keeping FF in government.
Some people need them for mobility reasons. I know a guy who gets around on one.They could always buy a tricycle
Well if they hadn't u-turned on their leader's pre-election promise not ot jump into bed with FF the likely FF/independents government wouldn't have lasted kissing time and the Greens may have got into the high-teens at the next election.Seems unfair. What's a minority party meant to do??
Whats wrong with BERs?
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