Freak

BBC NEWS | England | London | 4x4 drivers face huge charge rise

andythejock01wrx

Everybody hug a tree !!

Ok, on second thoughts, there's no point ; seems that the Chinese and Americans aren't too fussed about trees !

ChefDude

"Most vehicles that will be charged £25, in vehicle excise duty band G, are high-priced models," the mayor said.

"Those who buy them can afford to choose from pretty much the whole of the mainstream car market but have chosen to buy one of the most polluting vehicles.

"By making these changes to the congestion charging scheme we are encouraging people to take into account the impact of their choice of new car on the environment and the planet."

He's got a point.

Freak

And even if you live inside the Con zone, you still have to pay?

Luan Pra bang

people carriers subarus etc don't really strike me as the 'most expensive vehicles'.

ChefDude

I feel sorry for the people near us who have one of these:
http://www.dn.no/multimedia/archive/...e__101132i.jpg

"Mr Livingstone also announced that a 90% residents'
discount given to people living within the congestion
charging zone will be withdrawn for vehicles in band G."

ricardo

Aaaaargh... the 'polluting' word again.

unclebuck

Do you? I don't. These are the selfish *******s who are making it worse for the rest of us.

GrahamG

oh well. I hate london and don't intend on going there very often!

Jerome

So those renowned expensive vehicles, the Mondeo diesel auto and Citroen C8 auto are included in this.

I might add Red Ken to the thread about making someone disappear.

powerman1

this will effect the 06 sti which i have recieved the car tax renewal for which instead of CC now quotes C0 2 at 257 G/KM and the £25 charge comes in at 225 G/KM
6 Months tax at £104.90
i suppose the goverment will use the money wisely

stilover

Bit of Black sticky tape, and NO conjestion charge for me.

That's if I ever visit that sh1thole we call London. !!!

bugeyeandy

He's a liability - the congestion charge was supposed to ease congestion not make money. Because it worked so well and traffic levels drastically reduced they've not only had to increase the charge but have also jumped on the green bandwagen.
Large polluting vehicles (buses) aren't taxed heavily enough.
Cars on the other hand are taxed according to emissions already with the VED and double taxed again at the pumps.
Just a soft target to get another couple of quid in the coffers. WNKRS

cottonfoo

Those that can afford to live in central London and drive something like a Cayenne aren't going to be hit in the pocket by paying even more and it won't put them off. It's just more revenue-raising.

SJ_Skyline

Fair play, Ken needs the money as his aborted trip to Venezuela cost London taxpayers £38,000!

astraboy

Performance cars will be next, just you see if they wont.
astraboy.

Dream Weaver

Indeed, enjoy it while you can as by 2015 there won't be any performance cars around

So for the those moaning about 4x4's, and thinking this new charge is a good thing, think what this sort of crap will lead to!!

Jonny Rich in his Cayenne won't give a **** about £25 a day, and the gov't will think this is positive, so they will move on to cars with xxxbhp, and so on until it hits us all.

suprabeast

This is soo true..

It make you really wonder how bad this country will be in 20 yrs

ricardo

Already covered by the class-G banding.

Although the anti-4x4 brigade see this as a victory they won't be half as smug when their 2-litre diesels have to pay the 25 quid too...

richs2891

Or is red Ken spouting the £25 per car in band G so when he knocks it down to "Only" £15.50 per vehicle in band G we all think its a bargain ??
He has to go IMHO !

Richard

logiclee

Those with 2.0 diesel family saloons are OK, even the Mondeo Auto.

Mondeo TDCi 115 EU3 148g/km so Band C
Mondeo TDCi 130 EU4 154g/km so Band D
Mondeo TDCi 130 Auto 196g/km so Band F

Even the ST 2.2 TDCi falls in Band D.

Only the V6 petrol Mondeos fall in band G

Cheers
Lee

Leslie

All the proposed green taxes are really about money!

Les

Sbradley

Ken's supporters with their elderly, smokey old E-class Mercs and 530 BMs aren't going to like this... There'll be trouble in da hood, I tell you.

Oh, and my M5 and my wife's Celica both go into Band G as well. Nice.

SB