No Congestion Charge Increase
Boris quashes proposed rise
London Mayor Boris Johnson has abandoned plans to raise the congestion charge for vehicles claimed to be the most polluting.
Ken Kivingstone proposed to raise the charge from £8 to £25 from October, and Boris has said all along that he would scrap these plans if he won the Mayoral elections.
Ken had also proposed that low emission vehicles would be allowed free entry into the congestion charge zone, but a study into the plan reported that this would encourage smaller vehicles into London which would increase pollution and congestion.
Boris agreed saying "I believe the proposal would have made congestion worse by allowing small cars in for free" he went on to say "I am delighted that we have been able to scrap the £25 charge, which would have hit families and small businesses hardest"
While Boris claims abandoning the proposal will save £10 million and achieve a 'fairer and more effective charge' Ken said ditching the charge was 'a further blow' to tackling climate change
Porsche contested the increase and Andy Goss, managing director of Porsche Cars Great Britain said: "We were always confident that our legal case was right and that we would win in the end"
"The charge was clearly unfair and was actually going to increase emissions in London. Porsche is proud to have played a decisive role in striking down such a blatantly political tax increase targeting motorists."
TfL was ordered by the High Court to pay Porsche's legal costs. Porsche has announced that the money would be donated to the youth charity Skidz.
'Futher blow to tackling climate change' my arse.
'Futher blow to tackling climate change' my arse.
'Climate Change' and 'Green' are just rhetoric used to rob us of more of our hard-earned and win votes from people who don't understand basic economics and can't do maths. Not one initiative, tax or incentive proposed by any party is going to make a genuine difference.
'Futher blow to tackling climate change' my arse.
'Climate Change' and 'Green' are just rhetoric used to rob us of more of our hard-earned and win votes from people who don't understand basic economics and can't do maths. Not one initiative, tax or incentive proposed by any party is going to make a genuine difference.
You'd wonder if he's ever actually listened to himself talk.
Hopefully this will knock all other C-charge proposals in other cities out to touch now.
Commendations for Porsche for getting the sensible outcome but something else needs to be done at times like this. What ever the outcome Joe public has ended up with the bill.
"Yeah Ken, you're such a tt blah blah blah".
Anyway I'm glad that Boris is delivering on his promises - bus lanes are already opening to bikers, higher C-Charge scrapped etc. At least the way that the Tories are managing it it actually feels like a congestion charge rather than an envy tax.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/08/lon...
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