Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/upd...-city-centres/

I always wonder what stupid **** keeps finding a way of ripping of the road user.

We have the Congestion Zone in London. And now this ridiculous charge for polluting the air in Southampton
Maybe if local authorities made it easier to get round town, instead of introducing new ruotes.

We have a major problem where l live in Isleworth. They have closed a certain road. And have made matters ten times worse - bumper to bumper vehicles all day, An even our local MP supports the closure.

This is where the problems come in.

Local authorities should make life easier for the motorist - not worse and then penalise them

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Since when has a word, that l have ''used' is rude and needs to be bleeped

Re: Another way to make money out of us
 

Not just Southampton.
Also not a new idea.

Re: Another way to make money out of us
 

If it's good enough for the hell hole that is London, it's good enough for everyone else.


Have you considered public transport?

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

It's not ripping people off. It's about trying to protect the environment.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

LOL, The "environment" is just an excuse, to rip us off.

If they were really that worried they would not keep doing their best to hamper traffic - with bus lanes, bus only routes, narrowing lanes for bikes, lowering speed limits - all things that just cause more Jams, hence more pollution.

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Oh, and guess who will end up paying yet more for our goods, to cover the cost .......

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

Well maybe they are trying to get people to leave cars at home and take buses or cycle then.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

No, they are trying to screw us for more money.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

Sorry but i agree the "environment" is a great cover for fleecing people because if they were half as serious about it it wouldn't just be token schemes.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

I thought you cycled 8 hours a day Arthur?

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

Um..
Leave your car at home, use a bus, or taxi ..... oh wait ..... :dozey:

Buses and bikes are not much use for delivering goods either.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

For once Mr K l find myself agreeing with you.

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

Don't use a high polluting vehicle then


Go electric lol

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

The london Emission Zone is responsible for introducing cleaner engines such as euro 6 if that had not been introduced then buses ,lorries and cars would still be using dirty smokey engines .As of 2015 all new cars must meet euro 6 standards so would be unlikely to attract any charges.It's not a scam it's a way to get manufacturers of vehicles to make cleaner engines and transport companies to use those cleaner engines

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Your confusing the congestion charge with the London Emission Zone ,totally different thing


LEZ

congestion charge

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

Yes go electric

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33569460

Re: Polluting vehicles could be charged £200 to enter our city centres
 

That was July 15, have they not fixed that by now?