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Every time you buy cycle insurance, home insurance, breakdown cover or mobility scooter insurance from us, you help support our campaigning for a cleaner, safer transport future. Projects range from nationwide, awareness-raising events such as Green Transport Week to viral online campaigns and the production of documentary films. Recent...

Of all the prizes we’ve offered over recent years, this has to be one of our favourites so we're repeating the giveaway. One lucky reader will win the chance to choose from the range of stunning posters Mark Fairhurst has to offer. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning an A4-sized print from the range of cycling related...

Secure bicycle storage is a perennial challenge for urban cyclists and it can be a stumbling block for those wanting to take up cycling in the first place. We became so frustrated at the absence of secure on-street cycle parking in our towns and cities that we designed a flat-pack fake skip that could discreetly house half a dozen bikes,...

The term ‘Vision Zero’ has become a cliché. After all, any town, city or organisation can use the buzzword, but how often does it translate into meaningful progress towards zero road deaths? Current attempts by local authorities to introduce low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) have led to vocal opposition and schemes being vandalised. Some...

It's an unfortunate fact of life that bicycles can break down. Even the shortest journey comes to an abrupt halt in the event of a flat tyre, broken chain or buckled wheel. It's why over 25 years ago we launched Cycle Rescue - the first breakdown cover policy for bicycles. How much does bicycle breakdown cost? Cycle Rescue costs just £24...

With a little over two weeks before the end of British Summer Time, it pays to check and - if necessary - renew your winter bike lights. In honour of the change of season we have a USB-rechargeable Cateye Volt 200XC and Rapid Mini light set worth £50 to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, simply leave us a comment below and we'll...

Without GPS trackers it's almost impossible to detect bicycle theft, which is why the police give so little priority to this crime. That’s the conclusion of ANWB, The Dutch Touring Club, following two years of providing its cycle insurance policy holders with GPS trackers. According to the cycle insurer, thieves often put the stolen bikes...

The Walk to School Week event is close to our hearts. The first Walk to School week in 1995 involved five primary schools taking part in our very own Green Transport Week. Since then the initiative has grown and is more important than ever; a generation ago, 70% of us walked to school – now it’s less than half. Now in the capable hands of...

A battle is taking place on British roads. In the red corner, those who want to tackle road danger, air pollution and climate change. In the blue corner, those willing to tolerate the status quo. The current skirmish involves Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), schemes that use bollards or planters to stop rat running and create safe spaces...

You may already know that airlines pay no tax on jet fuel and fuel duty for cars has remained unchanged since 2011, incentivising people against changing environmentally damaging travel habits. What you may not know is that at a time when we are rolling out more electric and electro-diesel 'bi-mode' trains, the levies that train companies...