DRIVERS are facing ultra low emission PARKING charges – with councils sneaking in new punishments for motorists with older cars. Draconian councils have introduced new environmental taxes …
that emit zero emissions fall into Band A of the pricing structure, and pay £120.21 per year for a parking permit in the Lambeth area, reports topgear.com.But an owner of an older van or car will have to pay £7 an hour, or a whopping £300 a year for a permit.spokesman Rod Dennis says he believes charging drivers to park based on their vehicle’s carbon dioxide emissions is “inherently unfair”.
“We’d like to see national government provide a steer on whether councils should be allowed to set parking charges based on CO2 emissions. The fact local authorities are creating vastly different tariffs based on how they decide to interpret emissions criteria is also a serious concern.”ULEZ was initially confined to central London when first introduced in April 2019.
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