Zitholakala yonke indawo emigwaqweni yaseBrithani - futhi abaningi kungenzeka bagijima ngokungemthetho. Kepha njengoba kuqubuka uqhekeko, abaqhubi abasemthethweni besaba ukuthi bazoxoshwa ebhizinisini.

Bangama-behemoth of bling: izimpawu zesimo sensimbi ezicwebezelayo ezihlotshiswe ngokukhazimulayo, ezigcwaliswe ngamalambu akhanyayo, ama-neon bas, amabhithi amabhesi asindayo nabadabuki abaklabalasayo manje abangafika ngohlobo lwesitayela esake satholakala kuphela ezihlabanini zaseHollywood nezicebile kakhulu.

Noma ngabe ama-Hummers e-hip-hop ambozwe nge-chrome athatha ama-Chryslers apinki amahle noma agqamile, ama-limousine ayingxenye yesikhungo sedolobha saseBrithani ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku njengesixuku sabantu abahamba ephathini abaya ngokuya bekhetha ukuhamba ngawo. .

Nokho, isikhathi singase sihambe ngezinkulungwane zezindawo ezihamba ngomkhumbi emadolobheni agcwele ama-clubbers, izinyamazane, izikhukhukazi kanye nentsha ejabule ngemali encane engu-£200 ngobusuku. Izinduna zomkhandlu zilungiselela umkhankaso wokubhekana nezimoto ezinkulu njengoba kunokwesabela ukuthi eziningi aziyilandeli imithetho yezokuphepha emgwaqeni. I-Local Government Association (LGA) ilinganisela ukuthi amaphesenti angu-40 ezimoto ezihamba ngezinyawo ezingu-11,000 emigwaqweni yaseBrithani, ikakhulukazi lezo zimoto ezakhelwe ukuthwala abantu abangaphezu kwesishiyagalombili, azinalayisensi futhi zisebenza ngokungemthetho.

Okwezinye izinkampani zama-limo ezesaba ukuthi izoba yintuthuko elimazayo, i-LGA izolo imemezele ukuthi imikhandlu izosebenzisana namaphoyisa ukuze kwandiswe amasheke aseceleni komgwaqo kanye nokukhipha izimoto zomgwaqo ezingekho emthethweni - okusenyusa ithemba lokuthi abanye abathandi bobumnandi ababhebhezelwa wutshwala bazoxoshwa. indawo egandaywe ngamatshe ibanga elithile ukusuka emgodini wabo wokuchelela olandelayo.

Abasebenzi abasemthethweni baxwayisa ngokuthi iningi lama-limousine lizogcina lithathwa njengabangekho emthethweni ngoba umthetho wenza kube nzima ukuthi izimoto eziningi ziwuthobele.

Bafunge bagomela ukuthi bazoqala ukubhikisha bephikisana nalokho abakholelwa ukuthi wukuphathwa ngendlela engafanele kwemboni ethuthukayo. E-Ascot ngoLwesine, ngemva kokuthutha izinkulungwane zabagijimi bemijaho beya kuLadies Day, abashayeli bama-limo abangaphezu kuka-500 bazothatha ikhefu elincane ekushayeleni izimoto ukuze babambe ingqungquthela ngaphandle kwenkundla yomjaho edumile ukuze baxoxe ngokuthi banganxenxa kanjani uHulumeni. Kunezinhlelo ezisafufusa zokubamba umbhikisho “wokuhamba kancane” ngokushayela ngobuningi ungene eLondon, okufana nombhikisho wabashayeli bamaloli ngenyanga edlule.

Ukwenyuka okumangalisayo kokuthandwa kwama-limos amakhulu esitayela saseMelika eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule kuye kwabangela ukukhathazeka emibuthanweni kahulumeni ngokuthi le mboni engalawuleki isiphumile esandleni, njengoba izinkampani eziningi zivumela abagibeli abaningi ukuba bangene ezimotweni zabo kunalokho okusemthethweni nokuphephile.

Amaphoyisa asexwayise ngengozi yentsha elenga emafasiteleni ezimoto. Kunokwesabela ukuthi isibalo esincane kodwa esikhulayo sezinkampani ze-limo eziqhutshwa ngokungemthetho ziqhutshwa amaqembu ezigebengu avele ashaye indiva umthetho wezokuphepha, ahluleke ukukhokha umshwalense futhi kwezinye izimo avele ahlanganise izimoto ebezisulwe phambilini ukuze izimoto ezingaphephile zibe “zikanokusho” abathwali babantu.

Ngama-limos afinyelela ku-11,000 asebenza eBrithani imibukiso yawo yokuduma

azikho izimpawu zokuncipha kanti izimoto ezintsha ezibalelwa ku-5,000 XNUMX okulindeleke ukuthi zijoyine umkhumbi kazwelonke ekupheleni konyaka ozayo.

Ngaphansi komthetho wamanje waseBrithani noma iyiphi imoto ethwala abantu abangaphansi kwabayisishiyagalombili, kuhlanganisa ne-limousine, ingagunyazwa umkhandlu wendawo njengetekisi. Kodwa izinkinga ziqala ngezimoto ezinkulu kakhulu zesitayela saseMelika ezivame ukuthunyelwa zisuka phesheya futhi seziphenduke isitayela esidume kakhulu se-limousine emigwaqweni, ikakhulukazi entsheni.

Njengoba lawa ma-limousine amakhulu ekwazi ukuthwala abantu abangaphezu kwesishiyagalombili - amanye amakhulu anendawo yabagibeli abangu-30 - i-Government Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (Vosa) ibaphatha njengezimoto ezithwala abagibeli futhi, njengebhasi, badinga isipesheli. ilayisensi kanye nesitifiketi esifakazela ukuthi baphephile. Inqubo yokuhlola ihlanganisa imibuthano ephendukayo eyanele kanye ne-headroom, kanye nokufinyelela ezindaweni zokubalekela umlilo nezicisha umlilo, okuhlanganisa nenani elincane kuphela lamamodeli akamuva.

"Iphathi isiphelile ngama-limos asetshenziswa ngokungemthetho," kusho uDavid Sparks, okhulumela i-LGA, izolo. “Yize abanikazi bezimoto eziningi beqhuba ibhizinisi labo ngendlela ephephile, sizobhekana nedlanzana elingenandaba nelibeka abagibeli nabahamba ngezinyawo engozini enkulu.

"Umyalezo wethu oya kubazali uthi: ungashintshi isitayela ukuze uphephe lapho ubhukha i-limo esesitayeleni ye-prom yendodana noma yendodakazi yakho." Kule minyaka emibili edlule abahloli beVosa baqale ukuhlola izindawo okungahleliwe ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi imithetho iyalandelwa, kuyilapho isibalo sokushushiswa kwabashayeli bezimoto zezimoto sikhula.

Ababoshiwe bahlawuliswa kanzima. Ngo-Agasti nyakenye, usomabhizinisi waseBradford, u-Muhammad Saleem Nawaz, wahlawuliswa u-£14,200 futhi wanikwa amaphuzu angu-31 elayisensi yakhe. Abashayeli babashayeli batholakala beshayela bengenawo umshwalense, besebenzisa amapuleti omgunyathi, iningi lawo lingenazo izitifiketi ezifanele zokusebenzisa imoto yohlobo lwe-limousine.

Ukuhlola okusheshayo kwezinkampani ze-limousine ku-inthanethi kuveza ukuthi iningi likhangisa obala kanjani izimoto ezinkulu.

Inkampani eyodwa ye-limousine eku-inthanethi, i-Style Limos, ikhangisa phakathi kwemikhumbi yayo ama-limousine amabili e-Hummer H16 abagibeli abangu-2 kanye ne-Hummerzine enkudlwana ehlala abantu abangu-18, imodeli ehlolwa ukuze ibone ukuthi ingasifaka yini isicelo sesitifiketi sokuphepha esidingekayo noma cha.

Labo basebenzi abasemthethweni abakholelwa ukuthi bahlukunyezwa nguHulumeni bathukuthele ukuthi izimoto abasebenzise imali eningi bezingenisa ngokusemthethweni ezweni manje zingathathwa njengezingekho emthethweni futhi ziboshwe. Bathi abaqhubi abafana noMnu Nawaz bayidlanzana futhi izinkampani eziningi zizama ngabomvu ukuthola indlela yokuthobela umthetho wezokuphepha ngaphandle kokuzama ukuthengisa wonke ama-limousine azo amakhulu aseMelika.

UDan Rosemeyer, ongumqhubi we-limo waseNingizimu Wales, usechithe imali engaphezu kuka-£500,000 eminyakeni emibili egijima izimoto eziyisikhombisa, zonke zingathwala abantu abangaphezu kwesishiyagalombili. Ukholwa wukuthi uHulumeni bekungafanele neze amvumele ukuthi angenise izimoto kuleli.

Uthi: “Yonke le nto ihambe ngendlela engafani. “Ngesikhathi ngingenisa izimoto zami i-DVLA ibhalise izimoto uma zifika kuleli, yathatha iVAT kanye nentela yokuthenga ngaphandle ngase ngikhokha i-MOT. Manje sebefuna ukubakhipha ngokuphelele emgwaqeni, akunangqondo.”

Wengeze wathi: “Sonke sonakaliswe ngendlela efanayo - yokuthi sonke singabathengisi bezidakamizwa nezigebengu. Angisho ukuthi abekho abambalwa abasebenza ngobuqili kodwa iningi lethu lifuna ukuziphilisa ngokusemthethweni. Sifuna ukulawulwa futhi sinikezwe amalayisensi kodwa silokhu sitshelwa ukuthi izimoto zethu azithobeli. Uma singaqali ukulwela le mboni izoshabalala ngokuphelele.”

Omunye umnikazi we-limousine osebenza e-Birmingham kodwa wakhetha ukungadalulwa uthe: “Ngisebenzise u-£10,000 muva nje ngithuthukisa enye yezimoto zami ukuze ihambisane nayo yonke imithetho yezokuphepha futhi zisadonswa futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi ayihlangabezani nezidingo.

“Abaphathi bezinkomo bebengeke bazihluphe ngokulungiswa okudingekayo kodwa abashayeli abaqotho njengami abashaya insimbi. Akekho noyedwa wethu ozokhononda uma uHulumeni elandela amaqola angempela kodwa angawavali amabhizinisi athembekile azama nje ukuziphilisa.”

Abaqhubi be-Limousine bakhathazeke kakhulu ngekusasa lemboni yabo kangangokuthi sebeqale ukwakha izinhlangano zokunxenxa uHulumeni ukuthola imihlahlandlela ecacile.

Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka kwadluliselwa incwadi yezikhalazo ku-Downing Street esayinwe izinkampani ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezicela uHulumeni ukuthi asebenzisane “nale mboni esikhundleni sokuphikisa” yona. Khonamanjalo, ubulungu beNational Limousine and Chauffeur Association, inhlangano esemthethweni yabahwebi, bucishe buphindeke kathathu kule minyaka emithathu edlule.

UBill Bowling, isikhulu esinikeza amalayisensi kusoseshini, uthe: “Siqinisekisa ukuthi abashayeli bethu bahloliwe iCriminal Record Bureau, izimoto zinamalayisense afanele nokuthi ama-limos ahlolwa njalo emavikini ayi-10. Akukaze kube khona ukushona kwabagibeli emotweni e-limousine e-UK kuze kube manje, kodwa-ke, esifisa ukukuzuza sonke umthetho ongcono, ongcono futhi oqondile wama-limousine. "

U-Paul Gibson, umnikazi wokushicilelwa kwemboni yezohwebo, umagazini we-Chauffeur, ukholelwa ukuthi uHulumeni udinga ukunikeza imithetho ecacile yokuphatha imboni ye-limousine.

"Inkinga ukuthi awukho umthetho ongaguquki othinta abantu abamnyama nabamhlophe wokusho okusemthethweni nalokho okungekhona," usho kanje. “Sithole inqwaba yamacala muva nje lapho izimoto zikhishwe emgwaqeni zaboshwa kwathi uma opharetha ezithatha eyobheka ukuthi ziphephile yini kwatholakala ukuthi azihambisani nhlobo nemithetho. Singakweseka noma yikuphi ukuvinjelwa okusemthethweni kwezenzo ezingekho emthethweni ngempela kodwa iningi labashayeli liyakujabulela ukuthobela imithetho futhi lifuna ukwenza kanjalo ngenkuthalo.”

Ukuthatha uhambo olude

Kunama-limousine ayi-11,000 asebenza e-UK kanti kulindeleke amanye angama-5,000 ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ezizayo.

UHulumeni uthi amaphesenti angama-40 awo wonke ama-limousine angekho emthethweni, iningi lawo lizobe lithwala abantu abangaphezu kwabayisishiyagalombili.

I-limos yakudala enkulu kunazo zonke yaseMelika, ngokuvamile esekelwe ku-Lincoln noma i-Cadillac, ithwala abantu abangafika kwabayi-16. Isizukulwane esisha sama-off-roaders afana ne-Lincoln Navigator - nama-Hummers - singathatha abagibeli abangafika kwabangu-30.

Lapho amaphoyisa ehlola izimoto zaseLondon ngo-2004, athola ukuthi ingxenye yawo yayiphula umthetho.

Uphenyo olufanayo lwamaphoyisa e-Southampton ngo-2006 lwaphoqa ingxenye yesine yemikhumbi ye-limousine yedolobha lonke ukuba isuke emgwaqeni kuyilapho amaphesenti angu-70 abashayeli enza uhlobo oluthile lwecala lokushayela.

Ngo-Okthoba nyakenye, kwahlangana izimoto ze-limousine ezingaphezu kwe-100 eBlackpool ukuze ziqophe umlando weGuinness World Record for the limousine convoy ende kunazo zonke.

I-limo ye-American Hummer H2 izobiza phakathi kuka-£80,000 no-£100,000 ukuyithenga, u-£20,000 ukuyingenisa e-UK futhi cishe u-£6,000 ngonyaka ukuwuqinisekisa.

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