Bakho kuzo zonke izitalato zaseBritane - kwaye uninzi lunokuba lubaleka ngokungekho semthethweni. Kodwa njengoko kuqhekeka, abaqhubi abasemthethweni boyika ukuba baya kukhutshelwa ngaphandle kweshishini.
Ziibhehemoth zokubethelwa: iisimboli zentsimbi egayiweyo ezigalelwe ngokukhazimlayo, zizaliswe zizibane ezidanyazayo, ii-neon bars, izingqisho ezinzima ze-bass kunye nabachwayitileyo abakhwazayo abanokuthi ngoku bafike ngohlobo lwesitayile esasifumaneka kwiinkwenkwezi zaseHollywood kuphela kunye nezityebi ezinkulu.
Nokuba ngaba zi-Hummers ezigqunywe nge-chrome zehip-hop ezithatha iChryslers yakho entle okanye epinki ekhazimlayo, iimoto zeenqwelo-moya ziluphawu oluphakathi kumbindi wesixeko saseBritane ngobusuku bangolweSihlanu njengeqela labantu abahamba itheko abakhetha ukuhamba ngalo. .
Ixesha lisenokuphela, nangona kunjalo, amawaka eendlela ezihamba ngenqanawa kwiidolophu ezigcwele iplanga, amaxhama, iinkukhu kunye nolutsha olukwishumi elivisayo olunemincili ngexabiso elingangee-£200 ngobusuku. Iinkosi zebhunga zilungiselela uqhankqalazo lokujongana nezigebenga zeenqwelo-mafutha nanjengoko zinoloyiko lokuba uninzi aluyithobeli imithetho yokhuseleko ezindleleni. I-Local Government Association (LGA) iqikelela ukuba i-40 pesenti ye-11,000 ye-limousine ezindleleni zaseBritane, ngakumbi ezo zithuthi ezakhelwe ukugcina abantu abangaphezu kwesibhozo, azinalayisensi kwaye zisebenza ngokungekho mthethweni.
Kwizinto ezisoyikwa ziinkampani ze-limo ukuba zibe luphuhliso olonakalisayo, i-LGA ibhengeze izolo ukuba amabhunga azakudibana namapolisa ukonyusa uqwalaselo lweendawo ezisecaleni kwendlela kunye nokurhuqa iinqwelo-mafutha eziziimoto ezingekho mthethweni ezisusa endleleni – nto leyo ephakamisa ithemba lokuba abanye abantu abaziyoli beziyolo. Indlela yabahambi ngeenyawo umgama ukusuka kumngxuma wabo wokunkcenkceshela olandelayo.
Abaqhubi abasemthethweni balumkisa ukuba uninzi lwee-limousines ziya kugqiba zichazwe njengezingekho mthethweni kuba umthetho wenza ukuba konke kungenzeki ukuba izithuthi ezininzi zithobele.
Bafunge ukuba bazakuqala ukuqhanqalaza ngokuchasene noko bakholelwa ukuba kukuphatha ngokungekho sikweni kwishishini elihlumayo. E-Ascot ngoLwesine, emva kokukhwelisa amawaka omdyarho ukuya kuSuku lwamaLadies, bangaphezulu kwama-500 abaqhubi beemoto eziya kuthatha ikhefu elifutshane ekuqhubeni iimoto ukuze babambe ingqungquthela ngaphandle kwebala lomdyarho elidumileyo ukuze baxoxe ngendlela abanokuphembelela ngayo urhulumente. Kukho izicwangciso ezisakhulayo zokubamba uqhanqalazo “lokucotha” ngokuqhuba abantu abaninzi eLondon, kufana nomboniso wabaqhubi beelori kwinyanga ephelileyo.
Ukunyuka okumangalisayo kokuthandwa kwe-limos enkulu yaseMelika kule minyaka ili-10 idlulileyo kubangele inkxalabo kurhulumente ukuba ishishini elingalawulwayo liye laphuma esandleni, kunye neenkampani ezininzi ezivumela abakhweli abaninzi ukuba bangene kwiimoto zabo kunokuba kusemthethweni kwaye kukhuselekile.
Amapolisa alumkise ngobungozi bolutsha olujinga ngeefestile zezithuthi. Kukwakho noloyiko lokuba inani elincinane kodwa elandayo leenkampani ze-limo eziqhutywa ngokungekho mthethweni ziqhutywa ngamaqela emigulukudu angayihoyiyo nje imithetho yokhuseleko, asilele ukuhlawula i-inshorensi kwaye kwezinye iimeko zidibanisa iimoto ebezicinywe ngaphambili ukuze zijike izithuthi ezingakhuselekanga zibe “zibutofotofo” abathwali babantu.
Ukuya kuthi ga kwi-11,000 ye-limos eyolulayo esebenza e-Bhritane imiboniso yazo yodumo
akukho zimpawu zokuncipha kwaye malunga ne-5,000 yeemoto ezintsha kulindeleke ukuba zijoyine inqanawa yesizwe ekupheleni konyaka ozayo.
Phantsi komthetho wangoku waseBhritane nayiphi na imoto ethwala abantu abangaphantsi kwesibhozo, kubandakanywa i-limousine, inokugunyaziswa libhunga lendawo njengeteksi. Kodwa iingxaki ziqala ngeemoto ezinkulu zohlobo lwaseMelika ezihlala zithunyelwa zivela phesheya kwaye ziye zaba yeyona ndlela idumileyo ye-limousine ezindleleni, ngakumbi kulutsha.
Njengoko ezi nqwelo-mafutha zikhulu zinamandla okuthwala abantu abangaphezu kwesibhozo-ezinye zezona zikhulu zinendawo yabakhweli abangama-30 - i-Arhente kaRhulumente ye-Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (Vosa) ibaphatha njengezithuthi ezithwele abakhweli kwaye, njengebhasi, bafuna ekhethekileyo. ilayisenisi kunye nesatifikethi esingqina ukuba bakhuselekile. Iikhrayitheriya zokuhlola zibandakanya ukujikeleza okwaneleyo kweesangqa kunye ne-headroom, kunye nokufikelela ekubalekeni komlilo kunye nokucima umlilo, apho kuphela inani elincinci leemodeli zamva nje zibandakanya.
“Itheko liphelile kwiilimos ezolulelwe ngokungekho mthethweni,” utshilo uDavid Sparks, isithethi sezothutho seLGA, izolo. “Ngelixa uninzi lwabaqhubi be-limousine beqhuba ishishini labo ngendlela ekhuselekileyo, siza kuthoba abantu abambalwa abangakhathaliyo ababeka abakhweli nabahambi ngeenyawo engozini enkulu.
"Umyalezo wethu kubazali uthi: musani ukutshintsha isitayile sokhuseleko xa ubhukisha i-limo enesitayile sonyana okanye intombi yakho." Kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo abahloli beVosa sele beqalisile ukwenza uhlolo lwendawo engacwangciswanga ukuqinisekisa ukuba imithetho iyalandelwa, ngelixa inani lokutshutshiswa kwabaqhubi be-limousine lisanda.
Abo babanjiweyo bahlawuliswa kanobom. Ngo-Agasti wonyaka ophelileyo, usomashishini waseBradford, u-Muhammad Saleem Nawaz, wahlawuliswa i-£ 14,200 kwaye wanikwa amanqaku angama-31 kwilayisensi yakhe. Abaqhubi bafunyenwe beqhuba ngaphandle kwe-inshurensi, besebenzisa iipleyiti zokubhalisa ezinobuqhetseba, uninzi lwabo lungenazo iziqinisekiso ezifanelekileyo zokusetyenziswa njenge-limousine.
Ukukhangela okukhawulezayo kweenkampani ze-limousine kwi-intanethi kubonisa ukuba uninzi luzibhengeza njani iimoto ezinkulu.
Inkampani enye ye-limousine ekwi-intanethi, i-Style Limos, ithengisa phakathi kweenqwelo zayo ezimbini zee-limousine ze-Hummer H16 ezinabagibeli abali-2 kunye ne-Hummerzine enkulu enezihlalo ezili-18, imodeli ephantsi kovavanyo ukubona ukuba ingasifaka na isicelo sesatifikethi sokhuseleko esifunekayo.
Abo basebenzi basemthethweni bakholelwa ukuba baxhatshazwa nguRhulumente banomsindo wokuba izithuthi abaye bachitha imali eninzi ngokusemthethweni bengenisa kweli lizwe ngoku zinokuthi zithathwe njengezingekho mthethweni kwaye zivalelwe. Bathi abaqhubi abafana noMnu Nawaz bambalwa kwaye uninzi lweenkampani zizama ngamandla ukufumana indlela yokuthobela umthetho wokhuseleko ngaphandle kokubhenela ekuthengiseni zonke iilimousine zabo ezinkulu zaseMelika.
UDan Rosemeyer, umqhubi we-limo ovela eSouth Wales, uchithe ngaphezu kwe-£ 500,000 kwiminyaka emibini kwiinqwelo zakhe zeemoto ezisixhenxe, zonke ezinokuthwala abantu abangaphezu kwesibhozo. Ukholelwa ukuba uRhulumente kwakungafanelanga ukuba amvumele ukuba angenise ezi moto.
Uthi: “Yonke le nto iye yahamba ngendlela. “Xa ndingenisa iimoto zam i-DVLA yayibhalisa izithuthi xa zingena kweli lizwe, zathatha iVAT kunye nerhafu yokungenisa elizweni ndaze ndayihlawula i-MOT. Ngoku bafuna ukubakhupha endleleni ngokupheleleyo, bubudenge.”
Wongeze ngelithi: “Sonke sonakaliswe yibrashi enye – yokuba sonke singabathengisi beziyobisi nootsotsi. Anditsho ukuba akukho basebenzi abambalwa abakhohlakeleyo phaya kodwa uninzi lwethu lufuna nje ukuphila ngokusemthethweni. Sifuna ukulawulwa kwaye sinikwe ilayisensi kodwa sihlala sixelelwa ukuba izithuthi zethu azithobeli. Ukuba asiqalisi ukulwa eli shishini liza kunyamalala ngokupheleleyo.”
Omnye umnini we-limousine osebenza eBirmingham kodwa wakhetha ukungachazwanga igama lakhe wathi: “Ndichithe i-10,000 yeedola kutsha nje ekuphuculeni enye yeemoto zam ukuze ihambelane nayo yonke imithetho yokhuseleko kwaye yayisatsalwa yaza yaxelelwa ukuba ayihlangabezani neemfuno.
“Abaqhubi beenkomo ngekhe bazikhathaze nangakuphi na ukuphuculwa okufunekayo kodwa ke ngabaqhubi abanyanisekileyo njengam ababetha ihamile. Akukho namnye kuthi oza kukhalaza ukuba urhulumente ulandela abona bagwenxa kodwa angawavali amashishini anyanisekileyo abazama ukuziphilisa.”
Abaqhubi beLimousine banenkxalabo malunga nekamva leshishini labo kangangokuba baqale ukwenza imibutho ukuphembelela uRhulumente kwizikhokelo ezicacileyo.
Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka uxwebhu lwezikhalazo luye lwangeniswa kwisitalato iDowning lutyikitywe ziinkampani ezingaphezulu kwama-200 ezicela uRhulumente ukuba asebenzisane “nolu shishino endaweni yokuchasana” nalo. Ngeli xesha, ubulungu beNational Limousine kunye neChauffeur Association, iqumrhu elisemthethweni lezorhwebo, liphantse laphindaphindeka kathathu kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo.
UBill Bowling, igosa lelayisenisi lombutho, uthe: “Siqinisekisa ukuba abaqhubi bethu bajongiwe kwi-Criminal Record Bureau, izithuthi zineelayisenisi ngokufanelekileyo kwaye ii-limos ziye zijongwe rhoqo kwiiveki ezili-10. Akukhange kubhubhe umkhweli kwi-limousine e-UK ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, nangona kunjalo, into esinqwenela ukuyifeza ingaphezulu, ingcono kwaye isemthethweni umthetho we-limousine. "
UPaul Gibson, umnini-shishini loshicilelo lwezorhwebo, umagazini we-Chauffeur, ukholelwa ukuba uRhulumente kufuneka anike imithetho ecacileyo yokulawula ishishini le-limousine.
“Ingxaki kukuba akukho mthetho ungaguquguqukiyo wokuba umntu omnyama nomhlophe uchaza into esemthethweni nengekhoyo,” utshilo. “Sikhe sadibana nentaphane yamatyala mva nje apho iimoto ziye zakhutshwa endleleni zavalelwa kwaze kwathi xa umqhubi wayo ezithatha ukuze zijongwe ngokhuseleko kwafumaniseka ukuba zithobela ngokupheleleyo. Singakuxhasa nakuphi na ukuthotywa okusemthethweni kwezenzo ezingekho mthethweni ngokwenene kodwa uninzi lwabaqhubi bayakuvuyela ukuthobela imithetho kwaye bafuna ukwenjenjalo.”
Ukuthatha uhambo olude
Kukho iilimousine ezili-11,000 ezisebenza e-UK kunye ne-5,000 eyongezelelweyo elindelekileyo kwiinyanga ezili-12 ezizayo.
Urhulumente uthi ukuya kuthi ga kwi-40 pesenti yazo zonke ii-limousines ezingekho mthethweni, uninzi luya kube luthwele abantu abangaphezu kwesibhozo.
Eyona limos inkulu yaseMelika ilula, ihlala isekwe kwiLincoln okanye kwiCadillac, ithwala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-16 abantu. Isizukulwana esitsha sabakhweli bendlela abanjengoLincoln Navigators - kunye neHummers - banokuthatha abakhweli abangama-30.
Ngowama-2004 amapolisa ajonga iinqwelo-mafutha zeenqwelo-mafutha zaseLondon ukuba isiqingatha sasophula umthetho.
Uphando olufanayo ngamapolisa e-Southampton ngo-2006 lunyanzelise ikota yeenqwelo zeenqwelo zeenqwelo zedolophu yonke ngaphandle kwendlela ngelixa i-70 pesenti yabaqhubi benza uhlobo oluthile lolwaphulo-mthetho lokuqhuba.
Ngo-Okthobha kulo nyaka uphelileyo, bangaphezulu kwe-100 ii-limousines zahlangana eBlackpool ukuseta iRekhodi yeHlabathi yeGuinness yeyona convoy inde ye-limousine.
I-limo ye-American Hummer H2 iya kubiza phakathi kwe-£ 80,000 kunye ne-£ 100,000 ukuthenga, i-£ 20,000 yokungenisa e-UK kunye ne-£ 6,000 ngonyaka kwi-inshurensi.
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