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Artanthos t1_iyivusj wrote

Reply to comment by Panda_Mon in ‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area by chrisdh79

The real answer is not the fee itself.

It’s the strong encouragement the fee incites to switch to electric vehicles.

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NightlyWave t1_iyj182v wrote

How is it an encouragement to switch to electric when pretty much the majority of cars are exempt from the fee?

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mudman13 t1_iyj5s82 wrote

Yet for people that cant afford to get a new one they continue to pollute the air and the fine does nothing to help. This policy is going to screw many people over. The old lady with her old car she uses to go the shops once a week or see some friends. The working class person in an HMO that uses it to get to work and back for nightshift. The low paid social worker that has to go to multiple houses. There is a cost of living and housing crisis people do not have savings let alone a spare 10k for a reliable car.

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hyperlobster t1_iylw1v3 wrote

You don’t need £10K for a reliable car. You can get a decent ULEZ-compliant vehicle that will stay working for a fifth of that. Mid 00s Civic springs to mind.

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Artanthos t1_iyjfr12 wrote

The new tax makes owning an older vehicle less cost efficient than buying a newer vehicle.

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