Bike repairman says he would charge Jewish customers more as “they have all the money”

A father and son were told by a bicycle repairman that Jews would be charged more for repair of their scooter because “they have all the money.”

The customers came to their local bicycle shop in North London to fix the wheels of the child’s scooter. When the father asked how much the repair would cost, the repairman answered £40. When the father replied, “Oh dear, it’s half the price of the scooter itself,” the repairman allegedly responded: “Since you’re a good customer I’ll do it for £30,” adding: “For Jews I’d charge £60!”

Shocked by his comment, the father asked: “Why would you overcharge a Jewish person?”

The repairman allegedly replied: “because they have all the money.”

The father responded, saying that this was no way to conduct a business and that it was antisemitic to speak and behave in such a way. By this point the repairman had allegedly become angry and called the customer a sick person and kicked him and his son out of the shop.

Neither the father nor the six-year-old son had any markers identifying them as Jewish.

Campaign Against Antisemitism has provided support to the victim.