England Says People Consume Too Much: Wants To End Free Deliveries Due To Pollution

AN ATTEMPT to lower congestion and harmful emissions could spell the end of free internet shopping deliveries with a new levy planned by the government to tackle a surge in vans on our streets.

The Department for Transport’s (DfT) scientific advisers said the availability of free and next-day delivery has led to “unnecessary over-ordering”, including sending back unwanted clothes free of charge. Light commercial vehicles travelled over 50bn miles in the 12 months up to March 2020 — a 24% rise over a decade.

PUGPROUD - 6/29/2020 3:05:31 PM

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Consume less, tax you more...sounds like a policy government of the people for the people would develop in their legislative bubble.

MDarringer - 6/29/2020 4:04:36 PM

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Every time I visit the UK I am more and more appalled by their collapse into socialist nihilism.

runninglogan1 - 6/29/2020 5:29:12 PM

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Lol. You've never been to the UK.

SanJoseDriver - 7/3/2020 10:04:32 PM

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Electricity is possible to be made in a renewable way and prices are dropping. You can't say the same for fossil fuels.

dlin - 6/29/2020 7:37:12 PM

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Consume and pollute in the name of GDP
Exactly what Chinese did

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/29/2020 7:58:49 PM

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The problem should take care of itself as all of these BEV delivery vans promised by various companies start hitting the streets. Working from home I have seen the increase traffic over the last 3 years. In prior years only documents got dropped off during the day. Now it is a regular daily occurrence. Drivers I have spoken to on my AM dog walks state that they make of 100+ deliveries a day.

jackpuls - 6/30/2020 12:31:59 AM

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What's the difference... Ship it to the store or ship it fo me. Plus, don't have to find it either... Driving round and round looking for it... Then can't find it, then order it on line. Rediculous!

MDarringer - 6/30/2020 9:44:59 AM

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Are you really that stupid?