atlaw4u
03-19-2008, 01:47 PM
Porsche is, understandably, quite committed to stopping the increased congestion charge from going into effect. (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125226)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/porscheCaye1_m_m.jpgEric Tingwall - Edmunds - March 17, 2008
LONDON, England — Porsche is pushing ahead with a legal challenge of London's plan to punish drivers of high-polluting vehicles after the mayor of the city refused to alter his proposal at the automaker's request.
The German automaker has announced its intentions to file for a judicial review seeking to have the proposal quashed by a British judge. Porsche says the pollution charge is unfairly high, doesn't significantly help the environment and discourages business in London. The company claims that over one year, the reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions with the pollution charge is equivalent to just four hours of emissions from planes passing through Heathrow Airport.
Under Mayor Ken Livingstone's proposed changes, vehicles with high carbon-dioxide emissions would have to pay £25, or the equivalent of about $50, to enter the London's congestion zone. Currently, motorists pay £8 (about $15) to enter the congestion zone, regardless of how much their vehicle pollutes. All Porsche vehicles, except some models of the Boxster and Cayman, would qualify as high-pollution vehicles if the new rules go into effect this October.
In addition to fighting the emissions charge, the company is also fighting for the public's favor, launching a Web site that explains its case against the new congestion charges and allows supporters to sign a petition... http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125226
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/porscheCaye1_m_m.jpgEric Tingwall - Edmunds - March 17, 2008
LONDON, England — Porsche is pushing ahead with a legal challenge of London's plan to punish drivers of high-polluting vehicles after the mayor of the city refused to alter his proposal at the automaker's request.
The German automaker has announced its intentions to file for a judicial review seeking to have the proposal quashed by a British judge. Porsche says the pollution charge is unfairly high, doesn't significantly help the environment and discourages business in London. The company claims that over one year, the reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions with the pollution charge is equivalent to just four hours of emissions from planes passing through Heathrow Airport.
Under Mayor Ken Livingstone's proposed changes, vehicles with high carbon-dioxide emissions would have to pay £25, or the equivalent of about $50, to enter the London's congestion zone. Currently, motorists pay £8 (about $15) to enter the congestion zone, regardless of how much their vehicle pollutes. All Porsche vehicles, except some models of the Boxster and Cayman, would qualify as high-pollution vehicles if the new rules go into effect this October.
In addition to fighting the emissions charge, the company is also fighting for the public's favor, launching a Web site that explains its case against the new congestion charges and allows supporters to sign a petition... http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125226