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The Mayor of London, Boris
Johnson, has ended proposals to
introduce a CO2 Charge.
The CO2 Charge would have meant
owners of vehicles emitting the
highest levels of CO2 (226 g/km
and above), would have had to pay £25
a day to drive in the central
London Congestion Charging zone.
The High Court has now confirmed
that the paperwork necessary to
end the proposal has been
completed further to a legal
challenge from Porsche claiming
the proposed plans were "unfair
and disproportionate". |
Porsche has been awarded legal
costs - reported around £400,000
- which will be donated to Skidz,
a charity devoted to taking
at-risk youths off the streets
and giving them training in
mechanical skills and
maintenance.
This means there will be no
increase in charge for drivers
of vehicles emitting 226 g/km
and above of CO2 (VED Band G and
some equivalent Band F vehicles)
from October 2008.
The 100 per cent discount for
vehicles emitting up to 120 g/km
of CO2 (VED Band A and B
vehicles) has also
been removed. This has
left many businesses and
motorists who have purchase
low-emission cars thinking that
they will be Congestion Charge
exempt come October feeling
cheated.
In addition there
will be no change for residents
registered for the 90 per cent
discount with these types of
vehicles.
The decision by the Mayor means
the discount for
alternative fuel vehicles
will remain in
place and the existing
Congestion Charge scheme will
not be affected
For full details about the
London Congestion Charge:
London Congestion Charge
Green cars exempt from the
Charge include:
Used
Congestion Charge Exempt Cars
For a wide
range of used and nearly new cars which
are congestion charge except,
green cars for
sale.
www.tfl.gov.uk/congestioncharging
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