25/05/2026
Fu*k me
I’m cycling now apparently to price up jobs
😂😂😂😂😂
Yes. In the UK, if you use a bicycle for business journeys, you can usually claim a tax-free mileage allowance from your company or employer.
HMRC’s approved cycle mileage rate is:
* 20p per mile for business travel by bicycle.
That’s designed to cover wear and tear, maintenance, tyres, chains, etc. You do not pay tax on it if it’s within the HMRC approved rate.
Examples of valid business mileage:
* Riding to visit customers.
* Going between jobs/sites.
* Going to suppliers.
* Riding between offices or business premises.
What does not count:
* Normal commuting from home to your regular workplace.
If you run your own limited company:
* Your company can reimburse you 20p/mile tax-free.
* Keep a mileage log:
* Date
* Destination
* Purpose
* Miles ridden
Example:
* 1,500 business miles per year × 20p = £300 tax-free reimbursement.
Now here’s the useful bit many people miss:
If the bike is bought personally:
* You claim the 20p mileage from the company.
If the company buys the bike:
* The company may be able to claim it as a business asset/capital allowance.
* But then you generally would not also claim the 20p mileage personally because the company already owns the bike and pays the costs.
There’s also the UK government’s Cycle to Work scheme through Cycle to Work Alliance, which lets employees get bikes tax-efficiently via salary sacrifice.
Frankly, from a business angle, a bike for local quoting and customer visits is not a bad move at all:
* Cheap to run.
* Easy parking.
* Looks approachable and environmentally conscious.
* In London traffic, sometimes faster than a van. Nothing says “efficient operator” like overtaking stationary traffic while white vans are fermenting in a queue.
