Pounds for Pedals (vs. £2K car scrapping scheme)
nielsamd
Posts: 174
From Cyclox forum:
" The new car ‘scrappage’ grant that offers a driver £2,000 off a new car when a 10-year-old vehicle is scrapped should be replaced by a scheme for cyclists, according to a leading bicycle insurer.
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) is proposing a ‘pounds-for-pedals’ scheme to give cyclists £100 to spend on a new bicycle, but in contrast to the car scrappage grant the traded-in bike would not be destroyed but shipped to the developing world to be re-furbished and re-used.
Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis said; “This would be a boost for the economy, but unlike the ‘cash-for-clunkers’ car scheme, a grant for cyclists would be environmentally friendly.”
Sign the petition
To add your name to an online petition in support of ‘pounds-for-pedals’, which is addressed to Gordon Brown please visit
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/poundsforpedals/ "
" The new car ‘scrappage’ grant that offers a driver £2,000 off a new car when a 10-year-old vehicle is scrapped should be replaced by a scheme for cyclists, according to a leading bicycle insurer.
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) is proposing a ‘pounds-for-pedals’ scheme to give cyclists £100 to spend on a new bicycle, but in contrast to the car scrappage grant the traded-in bike would not be destroyed but shipped to the developing world to be re-furbished and re-used.
Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis said; “This would be a boost for the economy, but unlike the ‘cash-for-clunkers’ car scheme, a grant for cyclists would be environmentally friendly.”
Sign the petition
To add your name to an online petition in support of ‘pounds-for-pedals’, which is addressed to Gordon Brown please visit
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/poundsforpedals/ "
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This season, I will mostly be weeing up hill.
(Good point, but there's more chance of No. 10 responding to a "give us a smile please Gordon" petition by entering him in the X-Factor)0 -
True but, to continue with metaphors, squeaky wheels do tend to get some grease, even if the noise actually ends up originating in the BB.0
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Okay, if I follow you correctly, the government will take the opinions of cyclists on board and decide to scrap SAT's, but introduce testing for 5 year olds?nielsamd wrote:True but, to continue with metaphors, squeaky wheels do tend to get some grease, even if the noise actually ends up originating in the BB.0
