i found this new tax you didnt read about
End of the road: 4x4s targeted by £25 congestion super-charge
Cars in band G include the Range Rover 4.4 V8 petrol, Renault Espace 2 litre petrol, Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 3.6 and BMW X5 4.8 litre
They emit more than 225g of CO2 per kilometre
Will be charged £25 for entering the congestion charge zone
· Fee for 'Chelsea Tractors' in London may treble
· Tories complain that mayor's move is punitive
Hugh Muir
Wednesday November 15, 2006
The Guardian
The mayor of London yesterday unveiled plans to charge the highest polluting vehicles £25 a day to drive in central London and the enlarged congestion charge zone to the west of the capital. In what is being seen by environmentalists as a significant advance, Ken Livingstone said the new charge would come into effect, subject to consultation, in 2009 or 2010, though he wants officials to speed up the timetable.
The measure would hit the owners of the heaviest 4x4 vehicles, with emissions above 225g of CO2 per km. Cars with the least harmful emissions, such as electric vehicles and hybrids such as the Prius owned by the mayor himself, would receive a 100% exemption.
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But the measure, described by supporters as the "end of the Chelsea tractor", is likely to cause political controversy and criticism from those already opposed to Mr Livingstone's crusade against 4x4s. He has already dubbed those who use the outsized vehicles in London "idiots". If the plan is enacted, the 18% of those who live within the current charging zone and drive the heaviest "Band G" vehicles would lose the discounts they receive and would face the super-charge instead.
Mr Livingstone said they would have three years to trade their cars in for less polluting vehicles, and those considering the purchase of a Band G vehicle should consider the additional cost.
"One in five vehicles is a Band G," he said. "It is the heaviest concentration in the country and one has to ask why people need four wheel drives in the most densely populated part of the UK. People are waking up to the fact we are bequeathing our children and our grandchildren appalling consequences if we don't act."
In the budget, the chancellor raised road taxes for the most polluting vehicles, with the worst offenders facing car tax bills of £210. Last month the borough of Richmond in south-west London said it may charge the owners of high-emission cars higher parking fees. Jenny Jones, a Green party member of the London assembly, said: "I would have pitched the daily rate higher but dropping the resident discount is very sensible. Goodbye Chelsea tractors and hello cleaner air."
Roger Evans, Conservative transport spokesman in London, said the aims were laudable but complained that the increased charge was punitive. "It is pushing people rather than pulling them. It is a tax and is tackling climate change in the wrong way." The proposal prompted angry reaction from the car industry. Christopher Macgowan, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said many family saloons, people carriers and estate cars would also be hit. "In his war against the affluent, he seems content to ignore this collateral damage to families," he said.
As Mr Livingstone detailed his plans, he was also forced to defend his ill-fated 4,600-mile flight with a team of aides to Cuba and Venezuela. He had hoped to meet President Hugo Chávez in Caracas and sign the "oil for brooms" deal, which will see London receive cheap oil in return for supplying the Venezuelans with municipal expertise. But he was forced to return home empty handed.
Darren Johnson, a Green assembly member and the mayor's former environment spokesman, said: "To announce this fantastic news on 4x4s and then parade a deal involving cheap oil is completely contradictory."
The cost to the motorist
£0
A and B vehicle excise duty bands (less than 120g CO2 per km). Models include Toyota Prius, G-Wiz electric mini car, some Ford Fiestas and some Renault Méganes
£8 a day
C, D, E, F bands (more than 120g CO2 a km and under 225g). Affected models include most Volkswagen Golfs, most Fords, many Mercedes and Audis
£25 a day
G band (more than 225g CO2 a km). Models include Toyota Previa, some Volvo XC90s, most Chrysler Jeeps, some Range Rovers and other large 4 x 4s
and here is what you will love to know check out this money maker
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/parking_chrages_consultation1.pdfand here are the real bad boys
Model CO in g/km HC in g/km NOx in g/km
Bentley Arnage R 0.355 0.038 0.053
Bentley Arnage T 0.355 0.038 0.053
Bentley Arnage RL 0.355 0.038 0.053
Bentley Azure 0.355 0.038 0.053
Lamborghini Diablo 132 1.180 0.075 0.186
Lamborghini Diablo 132 SE 1.180 0.075 0.186
Lamborghini Diablo Roadster L144 1.180 0.075 0.186
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Auto 0.472 0.050 0.044
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Manual 0.304 0.044 0.037
Aston Martin DB7 GT 0.286 0.155 0.249
Aston Martin DB7 GTA 0.472 0.050 0.044
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safe to say these [person of questionable parentage] live in and around london
you dont see these cars out side tesco do you
and now check out these [person of questionable parentage] these peaple want stringing up
http://www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk/news.htmjust wait till they go for a day in the country and ijur themselfs and have to wait for a horse and cart to take them to medical help and not a 4x4 i hope they die on the way they will stop bitching then :twisted:
