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Originally Posted by Mick
If I want to use the car - I'll use the car - if I want to walk - I'll walk. My choice just as much as the next persons.
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You still have the choice. You just pay for it.
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People shouldn't have to be forced into doing something just because something else costs more money - it isn't the answer. It just enables those with the money to carry doing what they want because they can afford to. Thus creating a nation of Rich vs The Poor.
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People who buy Porsches aren't generally poor.
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And what happened to Freedom of choice? Why should people be bullied by financial penalties to reduce such problems.
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Why is it bullying? And what about those who want the freedom to breathe cleaner air?
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Saying 'Don't drive if you don't need to' is completely ridiculous especially from someone who doesn't drive, isn't that right Stuart. 
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I get along fine without a car. The fact I do not drive is irrelevant to this discussion, as I still have to travel, and still suffer the negative consequences of having so many cars in London. More so, I'd dare say, than you do. Before you answer that, bear in mind that I live and work in London, and travel into Central London anywhere up to three times a week. Thus, I spend at least 95% of my life in or around London.
Also, it's no more ridiculous that people buying 4x4s to take the kids less than half a mile to school, and there seem to be thousands that do that.
And you haven't answered my earlier question to you.
Finally, we have two big problems in this country: Pollution and obesity. Encouraging people to walk or cycle (although I find some cyclists irritating) would seem to be a good way to help with both.