News Express delivery with eCertificates
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ere at Cyclescheme we are extremely proud to announce the launch of eCertificates. You can now request and receive your Cyclescheme Certificate all electronically. eCertificates are electronic versions of our paper Certificates and they are emailed directly to you rather than being sent in the post. You can then either print them off, or simply show the email on a smartphone to your chosen Partner Store when you collect your bike. No more waiting for the post! What does this mean to you? Simply put, it slashes the waiting time between when you request your bike package and when you can go and pick it up. In some cases it even means you can request your eCertificate and pick up your bike on the same day! To make sure everything was running smoothly, we tested our eCertificates in August this year. So far the response has been nothing short of fantastic, with participants racing through the request process so fast that some bike shops were taken aback by how quickly bikes were flying off their shelves. 8
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One participant commented: ‘Wow, how quick is that? Day one of my company’s participation and I’ve had approval and an eCertificate issued today. Caught the bike shop with their pants down... Well happy!’ eCertificates will be available to all Cyclescheme participants very soon. Watch this space!
Autumn/Winter 2012
Getting the BUG Cyclescheme is currently looking at ways we can work with Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) to offer employees the best support when they switch to a two-wheeled commute. We feel that a good BUG can be critical in driving the success of a Cycle to Work scheme, so if you are involved with a BUG, or other cycling group within your company, or are interested in setting one up, Cyclescheme would like to hear from you. Just drop an email to kevin.chapman@cyclescheme.co.uk advising who you work for and what involvement, if any, you have in the BUG. We will be in contact to discuss how we can help each other support cycling to work.