A Taxpayers' Alliance investigation has found that 88 local authorities across the UK have spent £2,025,939.43 on adult cycling lessons. These councils have offered 25,512 lessons over the last three financial years.
Speaking to the Telegraph, which published these findings, our investigations campaign manager, Joanna Marchong, said:
"Taxpayers will see this as a confirmation that, once again, their council has strayed off the beaten track.
"Townhalls have gone around in circles to make excuses for their debt, cuts to services and council tax hikes whilst spending millions to provide low-priority services.
"Councils must scrap these blatantly frivolous schemes and focus on providing frontline services for struggling households.”