I'm surprised that nobody here has brought up how badly this affects families.
A large family is going to need a large car to get around, something like a Ford Galaxy MPV. These quite often emit as much CO2 as a 4x4 or sports car, but they're necessary. The extortion charge would make it cheaper for a family to run two cars under the 224g limit, which creates more congestion AND more pollution.
The two main polluting vehicles in London are everywhere, huge, usually seen empty, often driven dangerously and extremely inefficient. We know what we need to cut down on: Buses and taxis.
A serious study needs to be carried out into bus usage, because running an empty bus every 10 minutes during off-peak times is a huge waste.
A large family is going to need a large car to get around, something like a Ford Galaxy MPV. These quite often emit as much CO2 as a 4x4 or sports car, but they're necessary. The extortion charge would make it cheaper for a family to run two cars under the 224g limit, which creates more congestion AND more pollution.
The two main polluting vehicles in London are everywhere, huge, usually seen empty, often driven dangerously and extremely inefficient. We know what we need to cut down on: Buses and taxis.
A serious study needs to be carried out into bus usage, because running an empty bus every 10 minutes during off-peak times is a huge waste.