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Help to buy or repair my bike
In order to encourage alternative mobility to the use of the individual car and to achieve the ecological and inclusive transition, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole has set up schemes to help individuals and professionals purchase or repair electrically-assisted bicycles. Find out more about all existing schemes.
Important
Les vendeurs éligibles (liste à télécharger ci-contre) sont ceux dont le magasin est « localisé sur le territoire de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, sans que ce magasin ne se limite à un point de dépôt vente : l’enseigne devra disposer d’heures d’ouverture au public sur plusieurs jours ouvrables de la semaine ainsi que d’un local permettant la démonstration et la vente de matériel ainsi que du stockage nécessaire » (art 3 du règlement).
1,000€ subsidy for the purchase of a new electrically-assisted cargo bike for professionals
As part of its policy in favor of alternative mobility to the use of individual cars, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole has decided to grant a subsidy of €1,000.
What type of purchase?
- a new electrically-assisted bicycle (VAE) of the cargo or scooter type
- equipment linked to its use (helmet, anti-theft device, lighting device, reflective clothing)
For whom?
Professionals working on the territory of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole who acquire it.
This subsidy is set at a maximum of €1,000 up to 50% of the acquisition price, with no means-testing and no time limit from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024.
What are the conditions?
- Be a professional working on the territory of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
- Be over 18 years of age
- Make the purchase in a Montpellier Métropole business
- Present a copy of an employment contract of at least 1 year's duration (including the applicant's first and last name) OR
- Present a KBis extract from the establishment (identified with the applicant's first and last name, in the case of a company manager/self-employed entrepreneur),
These documents must include an address for business activity of the establishment located on the territory of the Metropole and dated prior to the purchase of the new cargo or scooter type VAE.
Each individual applicant will be eligible for only one subsidy for the purchase of a new cargo or scooter type VAE.
200€ towards the purchase of a second-hand electrically-assisted bicycle or electrification kit
A subsidy of up to €200, with no means-testing, will be paid to all residents of the Metropole over the age of 18 who acquire a second-hand electrically assisted bicycle (VAE) from February 1, 2021 or purchase an electrification kit from July 29, 2021 in a store in the Metropole until December 31, 2026.
What are the conditions?
- Be over 18 or have a legal representative for those over 16.
- Commit to not reselling the bike for 3 years.
- The bike must be purchased after February 1, 2021 (invoice as proof).
- Purchase of the electrification kit must be after July 28, 2021 (invoice as proof)
- Purchase must be made in a business in the Metropole of Montpellier.Purchases on the internet will not be taken into account.
The amount of the subsidy is a maximum of €200, up to 50% of the purchase value of the used bike or electrification kit.
This scheme can be combined with other existing aid subject to conditions: scheme from the State, the Occitanie Region and the Conseil Départemental de l'Hérault.
Government and local authority grants
Some grants can be combined with grants from other local authorities (Région Occitanie, Département de l'Hérault) and the French government.
In view of the deadlines involved, we advise you to wait until your grant has been received by a local authority (Métropole, Département or Région) before submitting your application.
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