£25 congestion charge in London for polluting vehicles - who do you support the Mayor or Porsche?

Question

Porche are seeking a judical review see the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7252092.stm

Answer 1

Porsche.

Having owned a couple in the Past, I see no way that the Porsche's finely-tuned high-performance engine can possibly be considered a "polluting vehicle".

This is obviously nought but a ploy to bilk money out of Porsche owners, who the Government believes can easily afford it.

Answer 2

Here in the States, I'd support free enterprise over socialism.  For those who care more about the environment, ask yourself:  Where are the air quality assessments of London?  Has an impact study determined how much this will improve air quality?  Have any studies been conducted to determine how negatively such a policy will affect local businesses?  

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be green....using this desire to increase taxes helps neither the environment nor the people being controlled.

Answer 3

The mayor.

Answer 4

Great decision by the mayor.  If people want to drive unnecessarily polluting cars, they should have to pay for that priviledge.  I hope more cities adopt London's congestion taxes, and I really don't think Prosche has a leg to stand on in this judicial review.

Answer 5

Mayor Ken

My wife sent an email to Porsche on the basis of this, rather cynical of their 'environmental' policy

Answer 6

I think that if you have a polluting car you should pay more to drive it and the money should be spent on projects to help the environment but I don't think that you should be charged that much.