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The New Congestion Charge Good old Ken Livingstone has put the congestion charge up! It goes like this. If you drive a car that emits >225gCO2 KM-1 you will have to pay £25 to drive in Central London between 7AM and 6PM. There is no residents discount! So, if you live central like I do and on a whim you decide to take a drive to the seaside it will cost you £25 to drive two miles to the A2 and head for Brighton. Thanks Ken. Obvious cars that are going to get hit are big fast porsches, range rovers and beamers.. but some less obvious cars are the 2.0L Jag XType and the 2.0L Renault Espace people carrier?! The 635CSi that I’ve been eyeing up the last few weeks will also be charged because it’s pre-2001 and over 3.0L. Thanks again Kenny. Aparantly the amount of CO2 I’ve saved by recycling a 20 year old car rather than buying a new one doesn’t count. Where are all these £25′s going to go? I bet it’s not going to improve the oyster card system or make more trains run on time. The fact is that nothing is better than a car for getting you somewhere. You get in, drive to your destination and get out. Compare this with public transport: I get the train to work everyday – ten minute walk to the station, 15 minutes to waterloo on the tube (this morning it took 50 minutes) then a 35 minute train overland (this morning I even got a seat!) followed by another ten minute walk to my workplace. At each stage I must produce my oyster card and most mornings I get spot checked by over zealous ticket inspectors at places I couldn’t even be without having a valid card. Each time you show your card it’s another small and infuriating delay coupled with the accusation that you’re a fare-dodging pikey. Seriously I could rant all week about the fucking trains :) I already drive mainly outside of the times anyway, like weekends and evenings so it’s not going to make any difference to the car I buy – I just think that it’s going to cost most people a load more money and no-one will see any benefit. Oh and another thing, I’m voting for Boris.
Comments! MR LVINGSTON I PRESUME Thu 02 Feb 2008 Thank for your support, such subtle methods of ridiculing detractors of my campaign and convincing them to support my cause are both welcomed and applauded. RICH B Fri 02 Feb 2008 London loves the mystery of a speeding car. FLETCH.CX » BLOG ARCHIVE » CONGESTION CHARGE - THE FIGHTBACK Tue 02 Feb 2008 [...] The register has an interesting article about the new £25 no-residents-discount CO2 tax that’s coming to the Capital. [...] FLETCH.CX » BLOG ARCHIVE » PORSCHE JUDICIAL REVIEW Fri 02 Feb 2008 [...] Porsche have launched a website to go with their legal challenge on the CO2 charge [...] Leave a Reply |
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