Hi Tom,
What a great idea! I've signed.
I just spoken to Jason at Streetbike. He advised that (1) hopefully there'll be news before the end of November, but (2) it isn't known what form or amount the grant will take - a credit as for cars or a reduction in Vat.
I suggest:
- we need a co-ordinated campaign to get the initial 10,000 signatures, then 100,000 to get it debated in parliament. Aim high
- the more pressure we apply the sooner it will happen,
- the following steps:
- contact UK trade associations who are probably best placed to co-ordinate this
- contact Zero - what’s their plan?
- create a Facebook page to inform, update and educate
- write to your MP - I’ve just done so - text below.
- contact BBC/ITV/CH4 etc - try and get a programme made about electric bikes. - Anyone got any contacts?
- contact all bike magazine editors - I can do this as I have some contacts
- write to all newspaper motoring correspondents
- write to all famous bikers ……. but how? - probably through bike magazine editors
- write to pro electric campaigners as above.
Suggested MP Letter
Dear xxxxxxx,
Subject: Electric Motorcycle Grant
The coalition government announced a grant policy on 27 March 2015 (see below) but no grants are available yet.
Please can you ask the Business Minister, Anna Sourby, when the grant will be available, how much it will be and how it will be paid?
The government's inactivity prevents me from placing an order as I want to avoid 'no retrospective grants.’
Yours sincerely,
xxxxxxxxxx
Motorcycles and scooters will join cars, vans, trucks and buses in the government’s drive for greener vehicles.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-revs-up-motorcycle-market
