| Its no small wonder why scooters are so attractive to | | | | Kingdom is that it is better than public transportation. |
| riders in the U.K. With the credit crunch problems in full | | | | Trains, for example, are limited by the fact that not |
| force as well as petrol and diesel prices continuing to | | | | every town or city has a station there. Not to mention |
| climb, sales of scooters rose almost 5% in June alone. | | | | what you might have to pay just so you can get to a |
| In fact, the price of petrol is currently up to 117.6 pence, | | | | particular train station. Tickets may be fairly costly, |
| and diesel is up to 130.5 pence. Many people are | | | | depending on what time of the day it is. Then you |
| making the transition from cars to scooters. Having | | | | must wait and hope it doesn't get cancelled. You must |
| lower insurance and tax rates than cars is another | | | | then repeat this same process on your way home. |
| great benefit of riding scooters. We shall now take a | | | | Buses, on the other hand, may be a bit better. The |
| more in depth look into more benefits of riding | | | | downside of riding buses is that they seem to go slow |
| scooters in the United Kingdom. | | | | and stop frequently. And again, just like the trains, you |
| Using scooters to navigate through towns and cities is | | | | are hoping that every bus shows up on time. Having |
| a great way to get around in the U.K. If there ever is a | | | | taken all of this information into account, it seems that |
| problem or traffic jam, you have the ability to weave in | | | | riding a scooter would allow you to travel more |
| and out of traffic to avoid it. Also, scooters are very | | | | efficiently while using your own timetable. |
| good economical investments. For example, they are | | | | Scooters are great for people who want to minimize |
| fairly inexpensive to buy, you can more easily find | | | | their environmental footprint. Seeing as how cars have |
| parking, parking is free and in relation to cars, fuel costs | | | | been such a popular form of transportation in the U.K. |
| are nominal. In fact, a research group performed tests | | | | for so many years, many individuals believe that it is |
| on scooters and their petrol consumption. They drove | | | | time for them to be more environmentally responsible. |
| the largest, most fuel-guzzling scooter with a 125cc | | | | As cars have polluted our atmosphere and guzzled |
| size engine for 150 miles per week. They concluded | | | | our fuel, scooters and mopeds would have the |
| that it would cost you around 420 pounds per year to | | | | opposite effect. In fact, since scooters are smaller and |
| fuel the scooter. Not to mention the fact that, unlike a | | | | lighter than cars, they use a very small and insignificant |
| car, the scooters environmental impact is minimal. | | | | amount of fuel. This means they will also emit far less |
| Additionally, bicycles, motorbikes and scooters have | | | | amounts of carbon dioxide as well. Not to mention |
| been exempted from the congestion charge in London. | | | | your petrol costs will significantly decrease, too. |
| Another benefit of riding scooters in the United | | | | |