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Duration: Request: 15 minutes online; payment: 1–2 months
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Who this guide is for

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  • If you want to buy a bike or a VAE and look for financial assistance
  • You if you are a modest family and want to replace the car with a bike
  • You if you make your bike rides and want the sustainable mobility package

To be prepared in advance

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  • Cycle store quote (for bonus)
  • Old vehicle grey card (for conversion bonus)
  • Last year's tax notice (to verify income)

Step-by-step procedure

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  1. 1Conversion premium: The state subsidizes the replacement of an old vehicle by a bicycle or a VAE. Conditions: income <14 290 € (or modest), scrapping of a vehicle over 6 years old. Amount: ≤150 € classic bike, ≤3 000 € VAE. Request on primealaconversion.gouv.fr.
  2. 2Bicycle bonus: for families with income <14 089 €/part. Amount: up to 200 € Foldable/VAE low classic bike, 300 € VAE, 400 € cargo bike, 1 000 € cargo bike electric, 2 000 € bike adapted for people with disabilities. Request on bonusvelo.gouv.fr.
  3. 3Local aids (regions): regions and town halls often offer 100–500 € for bike/VAE. Check the website of your town hall or YourMobilite.gouv.fr. For example: AURA region — up to 500 € VAE, City of Paris — 50 % of price (max 600 €).
  4. 4Employer assistance (sustainable mobility package): from 2020 — the employer can reimburse up to 600 €/year (400 € bike, 200 € fuel, or 600 € bike for home-to-work trip). Law LOM 2019. Mandatory only for enterprises ≥50 employees (transport package). Find out about HR.
  5. 5Cumulation: conversion bonus + bike bonus + local helpers + employer package — all compatible. Can cover up to 80–100 % of the cost of an electric bike.
  6. 6For the conversion premium: the vehicle must be immobilized and scrapped (accredited VHU centre). Get a certificate of destruction, attach it to the application.
  7. 7For the bike bonus: quote from a cycle store (or invoice after purchase). Bike at € ≥200 (or € ≥1 000 for cargo). Purchase in France, from a professional (not a private individual).
  8. 8Online request : primealaconversion.gouv.fr or bonusvelo.gouv.fr. France Connect account or impots.gouv.fr. Attach: estimate/invoice, tax notice, RIB, certificate of destruction (for conversion bonus).
  9. 9Answer: in general 1–2 months. Payment to RIB. If invoice already paid — direct payment; if before purchase — voucher for the store.
  10. 10Important: the bike must be new (for the bike bonus), purchased after the 1st January 2024 (or other applicable date). VAE ≤250 W, assistance up to 25 km/h (according to EU regulations).

Common mistakes

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  • Do not check income — premiums are only available to the modest.
  • Buying from an individual — the bike bonus requires a professional.
  • Do not break the old vehicle — loss of the conversion premium.
  • Do not apply for the employer's package — up to €/year lost 600.
  • Exceeding the power of the VAE — becomes a scooter, different rules.

Official sources

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Useful links

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TER subscriptionCarpooling : BlaTransport Section

Important remark

The programs evolve each year through the Finance Act. Indicative information; check on primealaconversion.gouv.fr and bonusvelo.gouv.fr.

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