Ukunikezwa kwemali yokushintshanisa izimoto ezingcolisa ama-ebikes

UMichael Matheson noBen Cooper, Kinetics, no-Ellie Grebenik, iVitality Saving Belief (pic: Iziphathimandla ZaseScotland)

Abanikazi bezindlu zamabhizinisi amancane nabagibeli banikezwa imali yokuthenga ibhayisikili uma kwenzeka bethengisa ngezimoto zabo ezixakile igesi.

Iziphathimandla zaseScotland sethule iLut Emission Zone (LEZ) Mobility Fund, ihlinzeka ngemihlomulo yemali namavawusha amaJourney Higher, uma izimoto “ezingathobeli umthetho” zikude nemigwaqo yaseScotland.

Iphethwe yiVitality Saving Belief, lolu hlelo luhlolwe ngezindlela futhi lunikeza usizo kulabo abanomthelela omkhulu.

Inikeza abantu kanye namabhizinisi amancane ngosizo lwemali ukuhamba ngokuqhubekayo ngokwengeziwe futhi bazivumelanise nezinyathelo ezizayo zokuthuthukisa izinga eliphakeme lomoya nokuvikela impilo yomphakathi.

Isikhwama esingu- £ 2 million sinikeza amakhaya imali yesibonelelo sama- £ 2,000 ukuthi athathe imoto, noma imali engangezigidi ezimbili zama- £ 500 wokuhamba noma ama-voucher e-Journey Higher okuthenga isithuthuthu, i-e-bike noma ivawusha yokuthutha umphakathi.

Kumabhizinisi amancane, isikhwama sinikeza isikhuthazo esicashile sama- £ 2,500 ngemoto noma ngeveni elilodwa ukuthatha imoto engathobeli umthetho, ukuyishintshanisa nemoto ehambisanayo, noma ukufaka imali kwenye indlela yokuhamba efana ne-e-cargo ibhayisikili.

Futhi, i- £ 1 million iyenziwa futhi laphaya ngo-2020/21 ukusiza ukuphinda kufakwe kabusha izinto ezikhanyiswa yimoto, izimoto ezisindayo kanye namatekisi nge-LEZ Retrofitting Fund yamabhizinisi amancane.

Ngokubambisana, lezi zimoto ezimbili ezixhasa ngemali zibonakalisa iSikhwama Sokusiza Sezindawo Eziphansi Zokukhishwa - futhi ngasinye sihanjiswa ngeVitality Saving Belief.

Le mali isiza ukuzinikezela koHlelo Lweziphathimandla ukuqala kabusha umsebenzi kuma-LEZs futhi kusiza ukuzibophezela kwangaphambilini ukusiza lezo ezingaba nodaba olukhulu ekwenzeni ushintsho ekwethulweni kwama-LEZ.

UNobhala Wezokuthutha uMichael Matheson uthe: “I-LEZ Mobility Fund izoletha usizo olusheshayo emakhaya nasezinkampanini ezinomthelela omkhulu kuzidingo ezilindelekile zokungcoliswa - futhi lokho kuzophoqeleka ngolunye usuku ngemuva kuka-2022.

“Ngalolu sizo, sithuthukisa izinga eliphezulu lomoya ngaphambi kwesikhathi kokwethulwa kwama-LEZ.

“Sigqugquzela ukulahlwa kwezimoto ezingahambisani nemithetho futhi siphendule isimo sezulu sendawo, ngokukhuthaza ukuthi kushintshelwe ezinhlotsheni ezengeziwe zohambo ngaphakathi kwamadolobha ethu ngamavawusha amasha e-Journey Higher.

“Kubashayeli bamatekisi noma ezinkampanini ezincane ezifuna ukwenza kabusha izimoto zamanje, njengendlela yokuzivumelanisa nezidingo ezizayo zomoya ongcolile, kusiza ukuhlala laphaya.

"Ngingakhuthaza wonke umuntu ukuthi abheke ukuthi ama-Low Emission Zones angaba nomthelela onjani kubo bese eya ku-www.lowemissionzones.scot ukuthola imininingwane emisha."

U-Ellie Grebenik, umphathi wohlelo oluphakeme eVitality Saving Belief uthe: “Umcimbi wezindawo zokukhipha ubisi oluphansi kubalulekile ukunciphisa ukungcoliswa komoya ezokuthutha emigwaqweni, ukukhulisa izinga eliphezulu lomoya ezindaweni zonke zasedolobheni, ukwenza ngcono inhlalakahle yabantu nokuvikela okusizungezile.”

Iwebhusayithi yeVitality Saving Belief inemininingwane egcwele kanye nezimo ezibhekise ku-Mobility Fund.

Ulwazi ngokufaneleka okuphathelene neMobility Fund lusemakethe kuwebhusayithi yeVitality Saving Belief.