Filed under: Legislation and Policy, UK
Congestion charge up for gas guzzlers: 25 quid for a ride in Central London
Major Ken Livingstone has announced that gas guzzlers will have to pay £25 per day to enter Central London from October 27th onwards. That's a most remarkable change, because most drivers will still pay the £8 road toll for entering the zone which covers designated parts of Central and West London.The maximum amount will be applied for those cars with CO2 emissions that exceed 225 g/km, as well as those registered before March 2001 with engines larger than 3 liters. Transport for London (TfL) estimates that up to 30,000 vehicles that fall under this new category are driven in London on a daily basis. TfL also believes that two-thirds of them won't be driven anymore under the new rules. "Nobody needs to damage the environment by driving a gas-guzzling Chelsea tractor in central London," Mr. Livingstone said.
Cars that emit fewer than 120g/km will get a 100-percent discount (as Toyota announced for its Aygo, Prius and Yaris recently and discussed in regards to EVs)
[Source: BBC News]
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Wildgoosechase73 11:55AM (2/14/2008)
Now let's see this kind of legislation in New York, Chicago, LA and San Francisco.
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meme 5:52PM (2/14/2008)
How about, "let's see this kind of legislation *everywhere*" ;) I don't want to have to live in a major city to reach charging stations. In fact, charging stations are probably most important off interstates out in the boonies, not "close to home".
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dean 12:58PM (2/15/2008)
Oh you'll see it wildgoose, it will happen. Its a pretty smart system, its taxing the people who can afford it (mostly) and don't need it. I think the busiest parts of L.A. and N.Y. will see it very soon.
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