Londoners back higher charges for 4x4s
Londoners have given overwhelming support for 4x4s to be hit with higher parking charges, a survey shows today.
Two thirds of those polled said "Chelsea tractors" should pay more. Only a quarter said they thought higher parking fees were a "bad idea".
The results will boost councils which are planning higher charges for residents' parking and roadside meters. Richmond council has said it wants to charge "gas-guzzlers" more for parking at meters and in off-street car parks. However, the survey found strong opposition to government plans for road-charging.
Nearly six in 10 said this was a bad idea. Some 65 per cent said they would "resent" paying up to £1.50 a mile under Labour's plans to introduce road-pricing within a decade.
Vox Pops International quizzed 300 people in and around London and Brighton. It found seven out of 10 backed crackdowns against speeding because it reduced accidents.
The same number supported plans by Transport for London for the Low Emission Zone, which will make the most polluting lorries, buses and coaches pay a fee to travel in the capital. The scheme starts in February.
