(Priority booking form at the bottom of this page)
What to Expect at Your Free Session
Our expert mechanics are here to give your bike a complete health check and get you back on the road with confidence. We provide practical help to make cycling feel safer and easier for residents across the borough.
Comprehensive Safety Checks: We’ll check your tyre pressure, brakes, gears, handlebars, and seat adjustments.
Essential Fixes: Basic maintenance and on-the-spot cable replacements where required.
Expert Advice: Practical tips and guidance to keep your bicycle roadworthy.
Why Are These Sessions Taking Place?
Luton Borough Council is committed to supporting healthier, safer, and more sustainable ways to travel throughout the borough. We know that repair costs and access to bicycle repair services can become barriers to safe and reliable travel. These sessions remove some of these barriers by providing free repairs in popular places in Luton—supporting net-zero goals, improving air quality, and delivering high-value initiatives to the community.
Useful Luton Contacts
Got questions about wider local travel, infrastructure, or community safety initiatives? Reach out to the dedicated council teams below:
Department: highways@luton.gov.uk - publictransport@luton.gov.uk - recycling@luton.gov.uk - communitysafety@luton.gov.uk
📅 Request Your Priority Time Slot below:
While walk-ins are welcome on the day, you can skip the queues by requesting a dedicated time slot.
How it works:
Fill out the quick request form below.
Select your preferred date, location, and time window.
Keep an eye on your inbox! We will review the schedule and reply directly to your email to confirm your secured, allocated time slot. Feel free to arrive just before or at your time slot allocated to you as a reply to the email you include here.
📥 Time Slot Request Form below:
priority booking form here:
FAQs for Dr bike 2026 - luton borough council:
What is the service?
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This service is designed to offer bicycle repairs to the people of Luton, removing the cost of bicycle repairs to remove barriers to active travel. The free service is a safety check and replacement of cables & brake pads where required and available. The general slot duration is between 10 and 20 minutes. We have put a maximum time limit on each bike to be 30 mins.
How long does the session last?
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The start and finish time of the event depends on the location. These will be advertised on the original promotion posters and social media posts. The first bike cannot be put in the stand before the start time and the last bike is to go into the stand no later than 10 minutes before the end time of the event to ensure that the session finishes at the correct time. The sessions are happening across Luton for the entirety of 2026. Depending on the success of the sessions Luton Borough Council may continue the sessions further.
What the service is not designed for:
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The service is designed to keep bicyclers roadworthy by offering a basic safety check and carry out adjustments and minor repairs. Bicycles obviously neglected, deemed dangerous or tampered with outside of regulation (Modified E bikes, Pedal Assist motobikes) cannot be worked on for insurance reasons. The service is not designed to offer full servicing (bottom brackets, headsets, hubs).