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johnnettles2-
sure be lazy, its fine, it just needs to cost because on the other side there is higher cost to be paid (in congestion and AQ), the equation needs to be balanced.
i drove to my kids nursery once, its 2 miles, I was severely ill and it was pissing down, took me 3 times more than usual but when I started driving I knew it would take longer. I did not go on local FB/Nextdoor and started whinging about ULEZ or LTNs.
It is a cost of living in a city. Sure you hate living in London but you still gotta pay so the rest of non-drivers pay a little less.
amey
I think it is still too radical and requires huge political will that Sadiq doesent have but there have been noises about road charging lead up to last budget and this Autumn statement.
Sadiq is plainly 'giving' this to make Silvertown without a lot of opposition.
All of these charges need to be priced in and things just need to be more expensive in general so people consume less and more consciously.
I personally know perfectly abled people who drive to supermarket thats less than 1.5 mi away still. They need to be penalised more.
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