I fully accept that air quality will be improved by reducing vehicle emissions. But here is the thing...

If emissions are that bad, then just ban the most polluting vehicles. End of. That actually resolves the issue. Because paying £12 does not make any vehicle emissions suddenly harmless.

Start at the highest end with vehicles doing, say, 400g+ CO2 per km. That gets the fat BMW's the Chelsea Tractors, the Porsches off the road. And these vehicles are the most polluting.

Then shift to 300g/km....and so on. Work the way down the scale over a few years, hitting the poorest with the Fiestas and Pandas last. And giving them most time to upgrade vehicle, largely by natural wastage.

This affects the wealthy first, and most of all. The councillors. The Bosses. The Policymakers. The MPs. And these people cannot simply buy their way round the problem and continue to pollute, while Jack in his white van has significant dent made in this livelihood.

Instead it's hitting the poorest first with the oldest vehicles and the lowest Cat ratings but not necessarily the highest emissions (For example a ten year old Cat 3 980cc Fiesta is likely to have a lower CO2/km than a brand new 3 litre Cat 6 Porche)

Its no accident it is being done like this. Its deliberately creating a society where personal transport becomes the privilege of the rich, to whom £12.50 a day is nothing. And what's more, is that it's Labour doing this.... Quite bizarre really.

So for me the issue isn't low emissions, it's the methodology of targeting the poorest first that stinks.

I fully accept that air quality will be improved by reducing vehicle emissions. But here is the thing...

If emissions are that bad, then just ban the most polluting vehicles. End of. That actually resolves the issue. Because paying £12 does not make any vehicle emissions suddenly harmless.

Start at the highest end with vehicles doing, say, 400g+ CO2 per km. That gets the fat BMW's the Chelsea Tractors, the Porsches off the road. And these vehicles are the most polluting.

Then shift to 300g/km....and so on. Work the way down the scale over a few years, hitting the poorest with the Fiestas and Pandas last. And giving them most time to upgrade vehicle, largely by natural wastage.

This affects the wealthy first, and most of all. The councillors. The Bosses. The Policymakers. The MPs. And these people cannot simply buy their way round the problem and continue to pollute, while Jack in his white van has significant dent made in this livelihood.

Instead it's hitting the poorest first with the oldest vehicles and the lowest Cat ratings but not necessarily the highest emissions (For example a ten year old Cat 3 980cc Fiesta is likely to have a lower CO2/km than a brand new 3 litre Cat 6 Porche)

Its no accident it is being done like this. Its deliberately creating a society where personal transport becomes the privilege of the rich, to whom £12.50 a day is nothing. And what's more, is that it's Labour doing this.... Quite bizarre really.

So for me the issue isn't low emissions, it's the methodology of targeting the poorest first that stinks.

So Londoners, especially the young, cause of death and illness is poor air quality? So when mum and dad can't get to work cos they can't affort a new car and the kids die of starvation that will be okay will it? And if I do pay £12.50 a day who will pay?, my customers thats who and that could mean you cos if you need a builder ( if you are weathy or not) then it will go on the price.
Basically its Sactimonious bull***t from the spoutings of a pompous little man. Of course it has nothing to do with raising cash for more vanity projects, I'm sure!!!?

NB if you can get the USA, China, India and most of Asia onboard with this then we might have a conversation. Ooh, is that this weeks new coal fired power station Mr. Jinping looks lovely.

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Brilliant!

When I worked the car I leased was supposed to be the greenest diesel
VW 10 years later paid me £1500+ for cheating
That car still gives me 50+miles to the gallon
Diesel fuel prices used to be less that petrol then developed a price difference of 10p/l
It is only in the last month that difference has disappeared

I dont take it to Birmingham or London I use my other car usually driven by my wife

The diesel has done 120K miles and is probably good for another 30K (hopefully)
So I have not had to buy another car reducing my footprint

Yesterday in the afternoon I went to the pub with some other gammons and we all arrived in good time. No cars were used
After the event we all went home no cars were used but I along with others used our bus pass
The bus was packed with oldies ( can I say that !)
The venue was full of young people certainly younger than me - how did they all get there and back

My final point is as older cars are taxed directly or indirectly off the road where will the cities get their extra income from
Call me cynical but I would suspect that the emission levels will change to ensure the coffers are kept full

Have a good day