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Sports car owners in London to pay $50 per day in congestion charge
UK motoring bodies are planning to raise London’s congestion charge to £25 (US$50) a day for high polluting vehicles in an effort to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The new charge is targeted towards vehicles that make the biggest contribution to global warming, such as large SUVs and luxury models, plus high-performance sports cars.

These cars alone account for eight percent of all the vehicles registered in London, and if the new proposal is voted in the owners of these cars would have to pay the £25 charge for traveling through certain parts of the city and they would also lose their entitlement to a residents discount. The high polluting cars are those that emit more than 225g of CO2 per km. Read Article



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jl3787jl3787 - 8/10/2007 11:25:45 AM
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That is the best way to put pressure on automobile company to find new ways to reduce pullution.

I love sports cars and big motors but we still have to think about enviroment.

If sales are going down, companys will do anything to survive.

That is the law of human nature.



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jl3787jl3787 - 8/10/2007 11:52:20 AM
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Can you imagine driving a V12 Lamborghini with 550 horepower, 0-100 km\h in 4 seconds doing only
10 liters\100 km in the city.

Car companys need pressure to achieve those kinds of goals.

How do you think america was discovered!

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M53RM53R - 8/10/2007 5:34:57 PMView My AgentSpace
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By a guy that thought he was going to India...


SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 8/11/2007 3:33:07 PM
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Buy a MINI diesel if you want a car.


MaindrianPaceMaindrianPace - 8/10/2007 11:56:40 AM
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I live in the UK (not London) and have a big, thirtsy, old BMW, it probably chucks out more crap into the atmosphere than a 760iL. I care about the environment and agree we don't want to live in a city where pedestrians have to breath through face masks like they do in China.

However.. this is the wrong way of doing it. Cars do not account for enough of the pollution in the worlds atmosphere for this to be fair. I live in a nice new flat with lots of carbon friendly technology and design, even during winter I didn't have to turn my heating on as the building retains most of it's heat... thats me in my situation... do people that live in big old cottages with 50 year old oil fired central heating thats on 8 hours a day during the winter have to pay a premium.. no, they pay for what they use. I pay more for petrol (at 15-17mpg it's thirsty) and I pay alot more Road Tax than most people do.. how is another charge like this fair?

The other part of this problem is that it will encourage more people to use public transport - fine, EXCEPT too large a portion of the UK tax payers money goes into London's Public Transport System already.. Around my local area public transport is rubbish - I could not commute to work using it. So I'm not happy about more of my (stealth) tax ££££'s going to fund Londons Public Transport when I rarely use it!

Rant over.

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SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 8/12/2007 3:13:25 AM
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Well said, I can see your point.


supermotosupermoto - 8/10/2007 12:36:32 PM
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Just a tax from jealous H8rs who wish they could drive an awesome sportscar to work instead of being crammed into a bus or the tube. Even if the cars had zero emmisions they would still be against it.

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david989david989 - 8/10/2007 12:52:58 PM
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That's not good news. That means all Lexus cars are affected since they are very sport. Heck, a Lexus IS250 outhandles a BMW 335i.

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david989david989 - 8/10/2007 2:03:44 PM
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Dicar9, I am saying true things. I don't insult Japanese cars. I insult American and German cars because they are so inferior.


rok_altimarok_altima - 8/10/2007 12:58:55 PM
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Public transport in general is a loosing proposition, but it is good for the economy and people. Atleast the UK and its towns fund such transportation. In the state I currently live in you pay car tax every year and a registration fee, high fees for licensing and renewals. Average property tax running into thousands a year, not to mention state income tax, federal income tax(to U.S. Gov't) and Medicare(Healthcare which I'm not allowed to use because I work).
There are very few buses here, trains are limited, and not many taxis (my town lacks all three). *Don't move to Connecticut!* :-)

I doubt this fee would be raised as high though

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david989david989 - 8/10/2007 2:17:39 PM
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The UK has issues. Serious issues.

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RupertRupert - 8/11/2007 9:55:43 AMView My AgentSpace
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Won't anymore, with this new system it won't be freee, it will be 16 dollars a day just like all other normal cars.

Cars emitting under 120gCO2 will be free (Most Yaris-Sized cars and under), cars over 225gCO2 will be 25 pounds (Range Rovers, S Class, LS460, performance cars) cars in between will be 8 pounds. (Everything else including all Lexus hybrids)

Interestingly BMW has planned for this, and come the X5 facelift, they will slightly modify it so the 3.0d version slips just under the higher rate.

And Nicad, the 450h sells better than the 300/430 combined.

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RupertRupert - 8/11/2007 12:58:14 PMView My AgentSpace
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Better in Britain, I should add.

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