London road pricing

[Long slender neck]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -in-london

FFS.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Unless its work related, i dont see why anyone needs to travel by car in central london. I also dont know why you'd want to. There's so many travel options.

They should just shut all car parks and make street parking for buses, cabs and trades people, only with £1000 fines for stopping or parking.

[Long slender neck]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

It has to happen.

Hopefully with exemptions for electric vehicles, of course.

[Long slender neck]

And then a few years later they'd change it so electric cars are no longer exempt.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

Didnt mention the outer boroughs.

And maybe think about the references you make to a Jewish person next time. Ta.

[Dunners]

It has to happen.

Hopefully with exemptions for electric vehicles, of course.

Why? Electric vehicles just shift the problem of pollution and environmental damage to somewhere else.

[Dunners]

Is this just Pay As You Go for driving?

[Long slender neck]

Except you still have to pay all the other costs too.

[Long slender neck]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

Didnt mention the outer boroughs.

And maybe think about the references you make to a Jewish person next time. Ta.

Sorry, which dictator/tyrant is your preferred?

Also, seems you dont mind mentioning him yourself viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6145&p=243923&hilit=hitler#p243923

[EliotNes]

Why? Electric vehicles just shift the problem of pollution and environmental damage to somewhere else.

A lot of truth in that statement

[Long slender neck]

It has to happen.

Hopefully with exemptions for electric vehicles, of course.

Why? Electric vehicles just shift the problem of pollution and environmental damage to somewhere else.

What if you only charge it with green electricity?

[Dunners]

It has to happen.

Hopefully with exemptions for electric vehicles, of course.

Why? Electric vehicles just shift the problem of pollution and environmental damage to somewhere else.

What if you only charge it with green electricity?

Ha!

[EliotNes]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -in-london

Local elections in May. We'll see a lot of "intentions" from local politicians in the next few weeks to appeal to certain sections of the voting public, to get their votes. Then the majority will be dropped or watered down once the election is done. That's politics, we've all seen it before.

[Long slender neck]

Its not the mayoral election though.

[tuffers#1]

So glad i dont drive .

[Story of O]

In the same way that the Conservatives get into Government even though it seems everyone moans about them, Khan got back in even though from what I hear and read the majority dislike him and his policies

[Type high]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

Didnt mention the outer boroughs.

And maybe think about the references you make to a Jewish person next time. Ta.

Didn't know we had to declare our religion or race before postings.

[StillSpike]

Did I dream it - or did I see a headline towards the end of last week saying that Londoners had been advised to reduce / avoid exercise last Friday because of particularly poor air quality?

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

It has to happen.

Hopefully with exemptions for electric vehicles, of course.

Why? Electric vehicles just shift the problem of pollution and environmental damage to somewhere else.

Someone has been spending too much time on the Mail Online site.

Next up : how Bitofacon is killing the planet!

[Mistadobalina]

Did I dream it - or did I see a headline towards the end of last week saying that Londoners had been advised to reduce / avoid exercise last Friday because of particularly poor air quality?

The city's pollution is horrific, but there's a very vocal, belligerent minority who go ape ah*t about any moves towards tackling it, despite all the health impacts it has. Reality is most of the city is incredibly well served by public transport. I live in an outer London borough and have zero need for a car.

The next populist movement in this country is going to be about green issues. This sort of stuff gets tied up with job outsourcing so we meet net zero, energy tariffs to fund renewables, discouraging plane travel. All feeds into a 'dont tread on me' narrative that the right are very effective at capitalising on.

[Long slender neck]

Did I dream it - or did I see a headline towards the end of last week saying that Londoners had been advised to reduce / avoid exercise last Friday because of particularly poor air quality?

The city's pollution is horrific, but there's a very vocal, belligerent minority who go ape ah*t about any moves towards tackling it, despite all the health impacts it has. Reality is most of the city is incredibly well served by public transport. I live in an outer London borough and have zero need for a car.

The next populist movement in this country is going to be about green issues. This sort of stuff gets tied up with job outsourcing so we meet net zero, energy tariffs to fund renewables, discouraging plane travel. All feeds into a 'dont tread on me' narrative that the right are very effective at capitalising on.

I live in an outer London borough and most journeys would be a massive pain without a car.

[Dunners]

Did I dream it - or did I see a headline towards the end of last week saying that Londoners had been advised to reduce / avoid exercise last Friday because of particularly poor air quality?

Fake news! We were all skipping through the streets and taking in lung-fulls of that lovely clean London air.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

Didnt mention the outer boroughs.

And maybe think about the references you make to a Jewish person next time. Ta.

Sorry, which dictator/tyrant is your preferred?

Also, seems you dont mind mentioning him yourself viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6145&p=243923&hilit=hitler#p243923

Slightly weird defensive position to take, especially going to the effort of searching my posts for mentions of Hitler when called out on something that may be seen as offensive to a Jew.

Sorry would have done.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Alright Hitler. Same doesnt really work once you're in the outer boroughs though.

Didnt mention the outer boroughs.

And maybe think about the references you make to a Jewish person next time. Ta.

Didn't know we had to declare our religion or race before postings.

We dont?