London mayor Ken Livingstone has told Porsche to drop its legal challenge to a new £25 Congestion Charge.
The row intensified when Livingstone said Porsche should ‘take the hint’ and back the new charge.
Porsche is seeking judicial review in an attempt overturn a decision to charge drivers of the most polluting vehicles.
Livingstone has commissioned a new survey that unsurprisingly says that most Londoners support the new charge.
He said: ‘Luxury car manufacturers such as Porsche should take the hint and put their energy into reducing the carbon emissions of their cars instead of pursuing pointless legal action against this ground-breaking policy.’
However, a spokesman for Porsche said it was pressing ahead with its legal challenge adding that its own polling revealed three out of four people were opposed to Livingstone's plans.
‘The Porsche ICM poll shows that a big majority believe that this charge is totally unfair and is more about squeezing money out of motorists than trying to help the environment,’ added the spokesman.
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