In the case of heat pumps removing subsidy is obviously just bad policy. In the case of cycle2work I do think there’s a fairer argument some of that money is going unnecessarily on expensive sports bikes not usually used for transport - a sensible limit or straight grants might be better.
E-bikes that are adequate car substitutes for families simply do cost £1000s so if you’re going to make those e-bikes ineligible for salary sacrifice then you urgently need to incentive their uptake with a different policy mechanism. That’s not on the cards though so this is straightforwardly bad
Nov 14, 2025 07:23
