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A cleaner, safer transport future

Every time you buy cycle insurance, home insurance, breakdown cover or mobility scooter insurance from us, you help support the work of the ETA Trust, our charity 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. Despite a pause in activity…

Bicycle clock to mark end of British Summer Time

Whether you’re celebrating or commiserating about the end of British Summer Time this weekend, we are giving away a stylish stem clock for your bicycle to mark the occasion. The clock attaches quickly and easily to the stem of almost any bike. All you need is an allen key (supplied with the clock) to release the existing stem. You then…

Cycle art up for grabs

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…

Best bicycle storage ideas when you’re short on space

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 flatpack fake skip that could discreetly house half a dozen bikes,…

Has Vision Zero become little more than a cliche?

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 councils have backed down and reversed measures…