Bike leasing for companies, employees and the self-employed

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How bike leasing works

1

Registration

Fill out the registration form - it only takes 5 minutes. We then carry out a credit check. Upon successful verification, you will receive access to our online portal.

2

Portal setup

You define your company’s policies in the online portal. What is the maximum purchase price of the bike? How many bikes may be leased per employee? You can then share your individual registration link with your staff. Registration is entirely electronic.

3

Approval

Each employee registration is verified and approved by you. This is done with just one click - your employee automatically receives an individual order code for ordering the company bike from the local specialist dealer. The rest is done automatically via the digital portal.

4

Administration

A real-time export from our digital portal provides you with all the information you need for your payroll.

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Lease a Bike!

Extra dose of customer service

You and your employees are always the focus at Lease a Bike. 110% support, that's our specialty.

All-round carefree

Thanks to our all-round protection packages! With the all-inclusive package, your employees benefit from an unlimited wear and tear budget.

Cost-neutral implementation

As an employer, the implementation of bike leasing is free of charge. Your employees pay a low monthly leasing rate for their dream bike.

Simple & uncomplicated

Start bike leasing as an employer with our digital portal in four simple steps. Minimum effort, maximum benefit!

Employee benefits

Leasing company bikes is incredibly trendy among employees, keeps employees fit and can reduce sick days.

Green mobility

Cycling to work not only increases productivity, but also helps protect the climate.

Financially attractive

Save on social security contributions and taxes through salary conversion: A leased company bike can save employees up to 40% compared to purchasing.

Risk-free return

Extended illness or dismissal? We will take care of the company bike in these and other cases.

How does your dream bike look?

The numbers speak for themselves

Over 65,000

companies with more than 4,000,000 employees already rely on us.

600,000

employees already ride their dream bicycle.

1 to 10,000

An automated portal for one bicycle or even 10,000 bicycles.

Companies that already benefit from our customer service.

Our goal? All employees on a company bike.

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A bike for everyone's need

With Lease a Bike every company is able to give their employees a wide choice out of a variety of bike types. From comfortable e-bikes to racing bikes and cargo bikes.

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Find your new bike just around the corner.

With over 6,000 Lease a Bike dealers*, you are guaranteed to find your company bike near you. The bike shop you choose can also perform future maintenance or repairs.

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Reviews from people already using a company bike.

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With my employer's Lease a Bike option, we jumped for joy and then immediately looked for and put together a cargo bike intensively and with a lot of love. It's great to be so flexible and to be able to afford it. Lease a Bike is the best thing that could have happened to us.
Silke Winkler
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Getting a company bike through Lease a Bike was the best decision. Not only because it was very quick and uncomplicated. I can also use the bike in my free time and explore great places!
Kristina Löffler
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My special Lease a Bike experience was a telephone contact with your employee in the claims department. She was the proverbial angel and took care of everything. Five stars and an enthusiastic customer who also recommends Lease a Bike because of this experience!
Thomas Diening
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I got my company bike about two years ago - and I love my e-bike! I'm also very happy with the service from Lease a Bike.
Melanie Leifker
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I realise that I'm on the right track with Lease a Bike when I regularly cycle past the cars stuck in traffic jams in a good mood.
Christian Hesse
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I can only recommend Lease a Bike. Great service, because they are always there when you need them - great offer!
Ute Daferner
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When my company bike was stolen, I quickly found and received a new one as a replacement without any trouble. I have done many good tours with the bike and discovered great new places and beautiful views.
Wolfram Rettinger
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With Lease a Bike I can combine the useful, the daily commute, with the pleasant, the bike trips and bike tours!
Maik Rödl
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Fast and perfect processing. Good services. And above all, lots of fun with the great bike. Always happy to return!
Claudia Wahl
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What I really liked about Lease a Bike was the super quick and easy processing. I've also never experienced such good service and would therefore always recommend Lease a Bike.
Tim Dell
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Riding an e-bike is simply a great way to balance out my job in the office. With Lease a Bike, everything went very easily and I'm happy that I have a great e-bike for little money per month that is regularly serviced.
Andrea Lurtz
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I have already made some very nice tours with my company bike. The handling at Lease a Bike was great. And my Cube e-bike is also great.
Thorsten Knöbel
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The terms of the contract are transparent, the order processing was smooth and the order confirmation was very quick. When calling the hotline, very good support and advice, personal contact and direct contact person, quick answer to all questions.
Osman Akay
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My second e-bike with Lease a Bike, I am very happy with the whole process and customer service!!! 👍
Michaela Heinzelmann
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Super simple handling and great service with the e-bike from Lease a Bike. With the e-bike, relaxed and wonderful touring experiences became possible, with which one only dared to dream with a normal bike rider.
Christian Stegmann
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The process of signing the contract was quick and smooth - simply great. When I decided on a bike, everything was very quick and uncomplicated, so that I could start cycling after just a few weeks. The customer service is also good if you ever have a question.
Christian Schulz
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At Lease a Bike, the support and service in the event of damage is very good and uncomplicated. I am happy to recommend it to friends and colleagues.
Matthias Schütz
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I have been using the service for almost 1 1/2 years and will also conclude a new contract after the term. The win-win situation is guaranteed on both sides, for the provider as well as for the consumer.
Benjamin Rees
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The company car leasing process was quick and uncomplicated. The invoicing of inspections and the replacement of wearing parts via the all-round protection package also works perfectly. Oh yes, the bike is fun too!
Andreas Schmidt
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After two years, I can say with absolute certainty that nothing beats Lease a Bike. From the purchase of the bike to the individual services, everything has been great so far.
Detlef Haaß

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How do I register as an employer for company bicycle leasing with Lease a Bike?

As an employer you would like to offer bike leasing as an employee benefit? No problem! With Lease a Bike, your employees can quickly and easily lease their dream bike. Thanks to wage conversion, the wish wheel is paid monthly via the gross salary and your employees save on social security contributions and taxes.


And that’s how you register as an employer for bike leasing with Lease a Bike.


  • Register

Fill out the registration form for our bike leasing concept in just 5 minutes. We will then carry out a credit check of your company. After successful examination, you will be granted access to our online portal.


  • Portal setup

You define the company policies in the online portal. How much can the purchase price of the bike be? How many bikes can be leased per employee? You will then share your individual registration link with your employees. The registration for the bike leasing of your company is completely digital.


  • Approval

Every employee registration is checked by you and approved for bike leasing. This is done with just one click and your employee automatically receives an individual order code for the service bike order at the local bicycle specialist shop. The rest is done automatically via the digital portal.


  • Administration

A real-time export from our digital portal provides you with all the necessary information you need for the internal handling of bike leasing in your company and for your payroll.

What effort will I have to make as an employer?

Get started with bike leasing as an employer in just four steps thanks to our digital portal!


Minimal effort is also guaranteed following your registration: All it takes is one click to activate the employee's bike order in the Lease a Bike portal. It is also only necessary to enter the data for the salary conversion once at the start of the contract. In addition, incidents such as long-term illness or parental leave can also be reported via the Lease a Bike portal with just a few clicks.

In the event of theft or damage, you as the employer have no work to do, as the employees clarify the matter completely themselves with our specialist retail partners and Lease a Bike. In addition, you also have no workload at the regular end of the contract, as Lease a Bike coordinates the further procedure exclusively with the employees. Only in exceptional cases, if the employee cannot be reached by phone or email despite several attempts, will you as the employer be called in to help.


This way, you benefit from minimum effort and maximum benefit!

For which employment relationships is service leasing not an option?

In principle, all permanent employees can lease company bikes. However, who is allowed to lease a company bike is determined by you as the employer and can therefore be limited to certain employment relationships. E-bike leasing for mini-jobs, for example, is usually not possible.

How long is the term of the company bike lease with Lease a Bike?

The term of contracts for company bikes is generally 36 months.

What is bike leasing?

You can offer company bicycle leasing in your company as an employee benefit. With Lease a Bike you enable your employees to quickly and easily lease their dream bike. Thanks to wage conversion, the wish wheel is paid monthly via the gross salary and your employees save on social security contributions and taxes. As an employer, you benefit from stronger employee loyalty and healthier employees, for example. You also contribute to sustainable mobility. You can also find more information here.

What are the benefits of bike leasing for employers?

Since 2012, the company car principle has also been applied to bicycles and e-bikes. Company bike leasing increases productivity, promotes health and has been proven to reduce employee sick days. As an employer, you can implement the offer free of charge and risk.

The advantageous salary conversion and the comprehensive all-round protection make the concept of the service wheel interesting for both employers and employees, thereby enhancing the company's image. Company bicycle leasing is now the most popular benefit for employees. Other benefits include reduced turnover, increased employee satisfaction and a positive contribution to the company's environmental footprint.


With Lease a Bike you also benefit from an extra portion of customer service. We are here to help you with the implementation and all questions related to e-bike and bicycle leasing with our first-class customer service. From a personalised online portal to personal on-site support. Find out more about the benefits for your company here.

How does the salary conversion work?

When the salary is converted, the employee receives part of the contractually agreed salary not in cash, but in kind for the period of the secondment of the service.


In other words, an amendment is made by means of an additional agreement to the employment contract, in which the future salary of the employee is reduced by a fixed amount (conversion rate) for the duration of the loan. This then results in the tax and contribution advantage for the employees. In addition, in most cases the monetary benefit is taxed. This is added to the gross monthly salary. What exactly does that mean?

Gross monthly salary

+ taxation of imputed income

- Conversion rate

- All-round protection costs

= new gross monthly salary

- Taxes

- Taxation of imputed income

= net monthly salary


If you now compare the net monthly salary without the company bike with the net monthly salary with the company bike, you get the monthly costs for the company bike leasing.


Below you will find some explanations of terms.


Conversion rate:

The conversion rate is the sum of the leasing rate and the cost of the selected all-round protection package, less any cost coverage by the employer The gross monthly salary is reduced by this conversion rate.


Taxation of the monetary advantage:

Depending on the form of provision by you as the employer, the use of the service bike is subject to taxation of the monetary benefit. In the event that a service bicycle is made available for unrestricted private use in the context of a salary conversion, the cash benefit must be taxed. The cash benefit of the company bicycle leasing is calculated at a flat rate of 1% of a quarter of the gross list price (GBP) rounded to the full 100€, added to the taxable income and taxed with it. Colloquially speaking, there is also a 0. 25% tax. The amount for the cash benefit can be found in the calculation overview on the calculator page.

What does bike leasing cost me as an employer?

The implementation of company wheel leasing is cost-neutral. As an employer, you can make use of our payment protection in the event of continued salary payments being discontinued. This happens, for example, if employees are ill for longer than 42 days and receive sick pay or go on parental leave. Lease a Bike takes over the leasing installments for a maximum period of 12 months, but only if the leasing contract has already been running for 6 months. In any case, we will always work with you to find the best solution - right up to the individual, cost-neutral return of the company bike for you as the employer.

As an employer, can I support my employees' company bike leasing with subsidies?

As a rule, employees lease via deferred compensation. A small portion of the gross salary is withheld as a leasing installment. This "remuneration in kind" must be taxed monthly at 0.25% of the gross list price. This does not incur any costs for the company.

As an employer, you can reduce the monthly conversion rate with a voluntary subsidy, for example through the fair amount. When the fair amount is applied, employer-side savings in social insurance that arise from deferred compensation are passed on to the employees, so that their savings from leasing are even higher than with classic deferred compensation.  

You can also pass the company bike on to employees as a salary bonus, in which case you pay the monthly leasing installments. In this case, employees do not have to pay tax on the non-cash benefit for private use.

What happens to the company bike at the end of the lease?
  • Three months before the end of the leasing contract, employees receive an e-mail informing them of the end of the useful life and, if desired, an offer to purchase the used company bike.
  • After accepting the purchase offer, employees receive an invoice on which the taxation of the monetary benefit arising from the purchase is confirmed in accordance with EStG §37b para. 1 with takeover by us (flat-rate taxation by third parties).
  • Employees can pay the purchase price by direct debit, Klarna Pay Now, Sofort Überweisung, credit card and PayPal. At the end of the leasing contract, ownership of the bike is transferred to you.
  • Your company will receive an annual overview of all bikes taken over and the corresponding proof of the transfer of the non-cash benefit in accordance with EStG §37b para. 1.


If you do not wish to purchase the bike, we can arrange for it to be collected from the user or the company.

What happens if continued remuneration is interrupted?

You can make use of our installment loss protection in the event of continued salary payments being discontinued.

This happens, for example, if employees are ill for longer than 42 days and receive sick pay or go on parental leave. Lease a Bike takes over the leasing installments for a maximum period of 12 months, provided the leasing contract has already been running for 6 months.


In any case, we will always work with you to find the best solution - right up to the individual, cost-neutral return of the company bike for you as the employer, unless one of the following options is possible.

These can be:

  • Change of user: You offer the company bike to another employee for the remaining term of the contract and take all necessary internal measures (e.g. supplementary agreements to the employment contract, handover of the company bike).
  • Premature termination of the existing leasing contract by mutual agreement for important economic reasons with possible takeover of the used company bike by the employee. The employee also has the option of financing the purchase price via our FINANCE A BIKE product.
  • In the event of a change of company, the existing leasing contract can be transferred to a new company. After a credit check, the contract will be continued by the new company with all rights and obligations and the company bike will continue to be provided to the employee for the remaining term.

Company managers can submit a request for the above options via the Lease a Bike portal.

What happens to an employee's leasing contract if it is terminated?

If one of your employees leaves the company and has a Lease a Bike company bike, we offer you the following options.


  • Contract transfer of the company bike to a new employee:

You can offer the remaining company bike to another employee for the remainder of the leasing term. As the employer, you take all the necessary internal measures (e.g. supplementary agreements to the employment contract, handover of the company bike, etc.) and ensure that the new user is registered in the Lease a Bike portal. Lease a Bike takes care of the name transfer. The transfer is free of charge.


  • Early termination of the leasing contract:

The employee or you as the employer have the option of buying the leased asset out of the leasing contract. Ownership of the leased asset is transferred after purchase. The employee also has the option of financing the redemption amount via the FINANCE A BIKE product. This requires online banking access and a valid identity card with German citizenship.


  • Transfer of the leasing contract to the new company:

Subject to a credit check, the leasing object is contractually transferred to the new company. The new employer now has the option of converting the existing leasing contract into a salary conversion and continuing to provide the employee with the leased object as a company bike. The prerequisite for this is a declaration of consent from the new company and registration with Lease a Bike. The transfer is free of charge.


Company managers can submit a request for the above options via the Lease a Bike portal.

What all-round protection packages are available?

Employees choose between the basic, premium or all-inclusive package depending on the selected bike and usage. The basic and premium packages include an annual fixed budget, while the all-inclusive package has an unlimited budget. Repairs that are necessary for the operational safety of the bicycle are settled here. Tyre damage, as this is not a claim in the sense of an insurance-related loss, is also settled via the individual annual wear budget.


The budget per package is:


  • Basic: 75€ per year
  • Premium: 200€ per year
  • All-inclusive: unlimited budget


All packages include an inspection with extended scope of services outside of the required visual inspection. The costs for this are also settled via the allocated budget.

What does all-round protection include?

Every Lease a Bike all-round protection package includes theft & damage protection, as well as a free Europe-wide mobility guarantee and a service package with an annual budget for wear and tear repairs and inspections. 


Theft & damage protection

Our theft & damage protection covers all sudden and unforeseeable damage or destruction to the company bike, e.g. due to


  • Theft, burglary or robbery
  • operating errors
  • Simple negligence
  • accidental damage
  • vandalism
  • Design, material or workmanship defects
  • Overvoltage, induction or implosion
  • Storm, frost, ice, earthquake or flooding
  • Damage to the motor or battery

There is no deductible!


Service package

Employees choose between the basic, premium or all-inclusive package depending on the selected bike and usage. The basic and premium packages include an annual fixed budget, while the all-inclusive package has an unlimited budget. Repairs that are necessary for the operational safety of the bicycle are settled here. Tyre damage, as this is not a claim in the sense of an insurance-related loss, is also settled via the individual annual wear budget.


The budget per package is:


  • Basic: 75€ per year
  • Premium: 200€ per year
  • All-inclusive: unlimited budget


All packages include an inspection with extended scope of services outside of the required visual inspection. The costs for this are also settled via the allocated budget.

Free Europe-wide mobility guarantee including 24/7 roadside assistance

In the event of a claim, we provide the following services to maintain mobility the following services:

  • 24-hour service hotline
  • On-site breakdown assistance
  • Arrangement of a bicycle repair shop in the vicinity of a breakdown
  • Towing*
  • Organization of onward or return journey after an accident*
  • Replacement bike for max. 7 days at €50*
  • Bicycle return transport*
  • Arrangement of emergency cash for bicycle tours abroad*
  • Assumption of accommodation costs in the event of a breakdown*


If you would like to take advantage of the mobility guarantee, please call 0049 4471 967 3113.



*from a distance of 10km from your permanent residence

How is the company bike insured?

Our theft & damage cover includes all sudden and unforeseeable damage or destruction to the leased object, e.g. due to:

  • theft, burglary or robbery
  • operating errors
  • Simple negligence
  • accidental damage
  • vandalism
  • Design, material or workmanship defects
  • Overvoltage, induction or implosion
  • Storm, frost, ice, earthquake or flooding
  • Damage to the motor or battery
Company car and company bike?

The company bike and company car can also be used at the same time. The 1% method then applies to both the company bike and the car.

In contrast to the company car, employees do not have to pay tax of 0.03 percent per kilometer for the journey to work.


Electric bicycles with a motor that provides assistance at more than 25 km per hour are classified as motor vehicles under traffic law and the non-cash benefit is assessed in the same way as for a company car.


Note: For company bicycles, the assessment basis for the taxable non-cash benefit is quartered and rounded down to the nearest hundred. This corresponds to 0.25% taxation.

Commuting allowance and company bike?

The commuting allowance for journeys between home and work is generally to be granted at € 0.30/km regardless of the means of transportation (Section 9 (1) No. 4 EstG).

Employer entitled to input tax vs. employer not entitled to input tax deduction: What needs to be considered?

The leasing installments for company bicycles are considered business expenses for business management purposes. This means that companies entitled to deduct input tax can deduct the VAT included from the conversion rate. The employees then convert the net leasing installments, resulting in even greater savings.



Companies that are not entitled to deduct input tax, on the other hand, convert the leasing installment including VAT, so that the savings for the employees are somewhat lower.

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