I have ordered my bike before the first of October, but my bike will not be delivered until after 1 October. What takeover price will apply to me?

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My lease has started before October 1st. Will this change also have an impact on my contract?

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How does the takeover process work after 36 months?

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What happens if I leave my company during the term of the contract?

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Lease a Bike

Change of the takeover price

From 15% to 20% by the 1st of October 2022

Takeover price by October 1st 2022

The takeover price will change for all new lease contracts started after October 1st, 2022. The takeover price is determined the moment the bike shop enters your personal order code in the Lease a Bike platform and creates the contract. On this page, we will explain why this is changing and what the change means.

The current takeover price (15%) is based on the estimated economic value of the bike after three years. Due to changes in the market, rising prices and a huge request for bicycles, it appears that the current takeover price (residual value) is no longer realistic. For this reason, the takeover price will be adjusted from 15% to 20% (of the purchase price) for all bicycles ordered after 1 October. As the residual value of the bike is higher, we will depreciate less per month during the 36-month term of the contract. This results in lower monthly lease terms. For all contracts started before 1 October, the takeover price remains 15% of the purchase value.

Calculate your monthly savings here

Are you going to start your leasing contract before 1 October? Then calculate your savings here.

Price comparison before and after October 1st

Find answers to frequently asked questions here

: The increase in the takeover price (the residual value) affects the monthly lease cost. Because the takeover price will be adjusted to 20% of the purchase price, the monthly lease costs will be lower. In the calculator above, you can calculate what the leased bike will cost you as of October 1st, 2022.
The change in the takeover price only affects all lease contracts signed as of 1 October 2022. It does not affect lease contracts started before 1 October 2022, or if the lease bike was ordered before 1 October 2022.
: All lease bike contracts which started before 1 October 2022 are set at an acquisition price of 15% of the purchase value. The takeover price is determined the moment the bike shop enters your personal order code in the Lease a Bike platform and creates the contract. If this happens before October 1st, 2022, the residual value is 15%. If the bike shop enters the code after 1 October 2022, the residual value will be 20%.
So what takeover price applies to you, depends on the date that the bike shop has entered your order code on the Lease a Bike platform.
: No, this change has no impact on the monthly terms and takeover price of bike lease contracts created before 1 October 2022. The creation date is the date that a bike shop uploads your personal code into the platform and hereby creates your contract. The 20% rule only applies to employee contracts signed as of 1 October 2022 and from that time on.
: Three months before your bike lease contract expires, you will receive a message from Lease a Bike with the takeover offer. If you choose to take over your bike, you pay the takeover price directly to Lease a Bike through a payment request.
You can also choose to not keep the bike. In that case, you return the bike at the end of your lease contract free of charge.
: You always sign a lease contract for 36 months. It may happen that you leave your company early. When this happens, you have a number of options:
1. You find a colleague who wants to take over the existing lease contract

The contract continues and you do not have to pay the remaining lease terms. Your colleague will take over the payment.
2. The contract will be terminated early

If you decide to leave your employer by own choice or if your contract is not extended, there are two options, namely A) take over the bicycle + pay the remaining lease terms or B) do not take over the bicycle + pay the remaining lease terms. By choosing the second option, you agree to return your bike. These options are further described below. The remaining lease terms do not include the cost of the insurance and service and maintenance package.

A. You choose to take over the bike

In this case, you pay off the remaining lease terms plus the takeover price in one net payment.

Example: You have a bicycle of €2500 and pay €90 gross per month (see your own monthly amount on your lease contract in the platform) and decide to leave your company by your own choice after 24 months. You choose to take over the bike. Your employer ends the contract by paying the remaining lease terms minus service and insurance (+/-€23 per month). Afterwards your employer sells the bike to you. This will cost you the takeover price: 12 x €67 = €804 + €500 (20% of the new value) = €1,304.

B. You choose not to take over the bike and to return it

In this case you are responsible for paying the remaining lease terms. Your employer buys out the contract for the remaining terms. Your employer then deducts this from your take-home pay. In line with the example above, this amounts to a deduction of: 12 x €67 = €804.