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Cryptocaned t1_iyipusw wrote

Reply to comment by Panda_Mon in ‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area by chrisdh79

during the worst financial crisis of the last decade they put in place extra costs for people forcing you to either pay because you have an older car or spend thousands on a newer car, when the reason you would probably have an older car is because you can't afford a newer car. Fuckers.

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iWillNeverReplyToYou t1_iyjeumh wrote

You're conveniently forgetting option #3, take the bus. London has one of the greatest mass transportation networks human beings have ever created.

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Cryptocaned t1_iyjgnws wrote

True, the only thing I can think of that would still be relevant would be if you were to drive somewhere outside of London. You could get the train if there was a station where you were going or you didn't have a time constraint.

Or if you were driving into London from outside you still have to pay to get into the city and then park I before you can get the tube

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surnik22 t1_iyizc2w wrote

Ya that sucks for people who can only afford the old car they have.

You know what else sucks even more? 4000 people dying a year from pollution. Cars need to be disincentivized and public transit/bikes needs to be funded and incentivized. A fee to pollute the air other people have to breath seems relatively minor compared to people dying because of the pollution.

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