23 October 2009
Southern Vectis, the Isle of Wight's main bus operator and part
of Go South Coast, one of Go-Ahead's bus companies, has introduced
the ‘Really Green Car Scrappage Scheme’ that will allow
residents on the Isle of Wight to swap an old car, scooter, moped
or van for a ticket to use their bus network for 12 months. In
return the company has pledged to scrap every vehicle it takes in,
removing cheap cars from the local market and ensuring that there
really is a switch from car to bus.
Marc Morgan Huws, Commercial and Operations Manager at Southern
Vectis, says that he hopes the idea will be successful across the
UK: ‘I’d be delighted if other bus companies took up
the scheme - it's good for our whole industry; we need to
constantly find ways of just getting people thinking about the role
that buses can play in building sustainable transport and
communities.'
‘The economics of the scheme are long term. If we get
someone out of the costs of car ownership and onto our buses for a
year, we are confident that most of them will stay with us for
years to come. It’s a simple inducement up front that should
pay us back in future years'
For more information on the Really Green Car Scrappage Scheme
visit www.scrapmymotor.com or call
01983 827000.