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CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME

WHAT IS THE CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME?

This scheme aims to encourage you to cycle to and from work. Under the scheme your employer can buy a bicycle and safety equipment for you. This benefit will not be taxable.
There are three limits, depending on the type of bicycle purchased.

€3,000 on cargo and ecargo bikes
€1.500 ebikes
€1,250 for other bicycles.
The above limits include related safety equipment.
Customers can buy bikes above the limit of the ctw and pay the balance to Decathlon once their company pays-this is best done by Ayden payment link as it is done instantly. The balance above the limit does not have any tax savings.
The purchase can be made in any Decathlon shop in Southern Ireland but cannot be purchased online. Decathlon Ballymun are partnered with TAXFREEBICYCLES as a voucher scheme. We are not partnered with any other voucher scheme.

WORK SCHEME INFORMATION Q&A

New bicycles and pedelecs (electrically assisted bicycles which require some effort from the cyclist).
Cargo and ecargo bicycles with a frame specially designed to carry heavy loads or passengers.
The scheme does not cover:
- Motorbikes, scooters or mopeds
- Second-hand bicycles or equipment
The following equipment only under Decathlons policy can be added as accessories to your bike.

- Cycle Helmets
- Cycle Mudguards
- Light set
- Hi Vis Vest
- Cargo Cushions (for Cargo Bikes)

At Decathlon Ireland, we can offer the Cycle to Work Scheme in 4 different ways.
1) If your company issues payments by a direct bank transfer to Decathlon
2) If payment is made using a company credit card
3) If your company is signed up with TaxFreeBicycles
It is important to check with your employer how they operate the scheme, as Decathlon currently do not work with any third party cycle to work initiatives that are not mentioned above, such as BiketoWork (TravelHub), cyclescheme.ie, and Tax Saver Bicycles.
We can offer this scheme on any bike that we have in stock in store which costs a minimum of €300. Our full selection can be seen on our website www.decathlon.ie. There is a button below each product saying ‘check our stores’. This will show the stock levels in our Ballymun store.
If a certain bike is out of stock in store, please let us know and we can try our best to order it for you.
Once you have selected your new bike and accessories, please email the below information to;
Dublin: [email protected]
Limerick: [email protected]:

Name:
Mobile:
Email:
Employer Name:
Employer Address:
Reference codes and sizes of bike and accessories:
How your company will process order/pay:
Alternatively, the bike and accessories can be selected in store with our team.
Then, we will send you a pro forma invoice by email.
- If your company is making a direct payment (bank transfer), please pass the pro forma invoice on to your HR in order for them to make the payment. As soon as we receive the payment, we will contact you and arrange a collection of your new bike as soon as it is fully assembled by our mechanics.
-If your company works with TaxFree Bicycles, please log into their website, where you will be able to upload the pro forma invoice. Then, once it is approved by your HR, you will be issued with a voucher. When you have the voucher, please email us at [email protected] or [email protected], and we will let you know when the bike is ready for a collection. When you visit the store, we will exchange the voucher for your bike and accessories.
If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Your employer can arrange a 'salary sacrifice' over an agreed time, not more than 12 months. If so, you give up an agreed amount of your gross salary to cover the cost of the bicycle. You only pay Income Tax (IT), Universal Social Charge (USC) and Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) on the balance of your salary.
Your employer may buy the bicycle and not require you to pay for it. In this case, you will be exempt from tax on the benefit of the cost of the bicycle up to the relevant limits.
If the cost is more than these limits IT, USC and PRSI will apply to the excess.
Note:
The tax exemption does not apply if you pay for the bicycle and your employer reimburses you. Your employer must pay for the bicycle.

Once every four years . This applies even if the cost of the bicycle and safety equipment was less than the relevant limits.
The tax year in which the bicycle is provided counts as the first year. For example, if you used the scheme during any month in 2023, you can use it again from 1 January 2027.

The scheme only applies to qualifying journeys. This means the whole or part of a journey between your home and your normal place of work.
Your employer will ask you to sign a statement stating that the bicycle:
Is for your own use
Will be mainly used for qualifying journeys.(you can use your bike to destress after work at home or at the weekends and you can quality this way too)
1. Here at Decathlon Customers can come in store and order their bike in person or email [email protected]. The maximum amount of time that Decathlon will reserve a bike for is 10 working days so you will have to make sure your company gets payment to us within that time frame.

If your company issues payments by a direct bank transfer to Decathlon 2) If payment is made using a company credit card 3) If your company is signed up with TaxFreeBicycles It is important to check with your employer how they operate the scheme, as Decathlon currently do not work with any third party cycle to work initiatives that are not mentioned above, such as BiketoWork (TravelHub), cyclescheme.ie, and Tax Saver Bicycles.
Please see our banking details if your company issues payments by a direct bank transfer to Decathlon. BNP BALLYMUN STORE 1034202332.512000.IEEUR10 IE35BNPA99020640360435 BIC: BNPAIE2DXXX Bank name: BNP Paribas
Please make sure that your Employer adds your Name and invoice Number to your bank eft payment to Decathlon to avoid delay in matching payments coming to us.
Please note that we will make contact with you when we receive payment, please be aware that payment can take up to 4 working days to reach our French Bank account. We will then get your bike into a queue for a build and again make contact with you when it is ready to collect.
All TAXFREE VOUCHERS must be emailed to [email protected], only then will we proceed to process your cycle to work.