What would your dream bike shed look like?

Entries for Shed of the 12 months shut in slightly below 4 months. And it bought us pondering: What would your dream bike shed seem like? What particular options would you embrace?

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Do you want planning permission for a motorcycle shed?

City residing can current an issue the place cycle storage is anxious. In case you’re fortunate sufficient to have a entrance backyard, absolutely it’s secure to imagine you possibly can put up a small shed to retailer your bicycle? Not essentially.

In concept, any construction erected in a entrance backyard requires planning consent. In observe you’re in all probability OK except you reside in a strict conservation space or a neighbour complains. If that occurs, it’s seemingly you’ll have to use for planning permission. With the worth of motorbike sheds beginning at round £300, it’s sensible to sound out your neighbours earlier than taking the plunge.

Many native councils assist biking so it’s all the time value giving your native planning workforce a name as chances are you’ll dwell in an space that gives bike hangers.

We turned so pissed off on the absence of safe on-street cycle parking we designed a flat-pack faux skip to discreetly home bikes – fortunately there are extra practicable options

Bike thieves goal sheds. Consequently, many cycle insurance coverage corporations insist on a excessive stage of door lock safety. Against this, Cycle insurance coverage from the ETA has a sympathetic coverage in the direction of storing bicycles in a shed. You should utilize any sort of lock to safe the door, and the bike doesn’t need to be locked whereas left inside – though if it’s seen via a window, it’s important to cowl it with a blanket or comparable. Learn extra about storage necessities.

The moral selection

The ETA was established in 1990 as an moral supplier of inexperienced, dependable journey companies. Over 30 years on, we proceed to supply cycle insurance coverage, breakdown cowl  and mobility scooter insurance coverage whereas placing concern for the setting on the coronary heart of all we do.

The Good Procuring Information judges us to be the UK’s most moral supplier.