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Halfords fined for sending 500,000 unwanted Fix Your Bike scheme marketing emails

"Halfords is a household name and we expect companies like them to know and act better": Information Commissioner's Office concluded, fining retailer £30,000

Tue, Sep 06, 2022 16:01
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North-South divide in uptake of Fix Your Bike vouchers

Government figures reveal people in London, South East and South West were most likely to take up £50 voucher offer

Wed, May 26, 2021 11:40
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The Bicycle Repair Shop, Acton (picture credit Simon MacMichael)

Fix Your Bike scheme reported to have closed with only 4 in 5 vouchers released

400,000 vouchers have been issued under £25m scheme to get unused bikes back on the road

Tue, May 11, 2021 11:49
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Another 150,000 Fix Your Bike vouchers released – after last batch went in 48 hours

Nearly 400,000 of the vouchers giving £50 towards getting bikes back on the road have now been issued

Tue, Mar 30, 2021 09:51
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150,000 more Fix Your Bike vouchers released to help get neglected bikes back on the road

Halfords, the biggest bike repairer involved in the scheme, has welcomed news of the latest batch being released

Thu, Mar 11, 2021 12:40
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The Bicycle Repair Shop, Acton (picture credit Simon MacMichael)

Four in 10 people unaware of government efforts to boost cycling including Fix Your Bike scheme, survey finds

Meanwhile 3 in 10 say protected bike lanes would encourage them to cycle

Mon, Oct 05, 2020 13:03
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The Bicycle Repair Shop, Acton (picture credit Simon MacMichael)

Fix Your Bike: Just 28,000 more vouchers in second release “in the coming months”

Golden Age of Cycling seemingly involves large numbers of people waiting around to get their bikes fixed

Fri, Sep 25, 2020 11:28
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The Bicycle Repair Shop, Acton (picture credit Simon MacMichael)

Slow roll-out to bike owners and slower payments to bike shops undermining Fix Your Bike voucher scheme

Slow dawn to the supposed Golden Age of Cycling

Fri, Sep 04, 2020 14:43
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Mechanic tells road.cc how Fix Your Bike scheme has slowed his workload as people wait for next wave of vouchers

He is also still waiting for money for work carried out under vouchers he submitted for payment three weeks ago

Tue, Aug 25, 2020 11:36
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Cycling UK launches free bike-check service to get people in England back in the saddle

More than 150 locations and repairers have signed up so far ... major repairs will be referred to government's Fix Your Bike scheme

Wed, Aug 19, 2020 14:52
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