camberwell fox
Well-Known Member
I live in SE London and over the past couple of years transport in London (own transport not public) has been ‘transformed’
It has been widely reported that in London alone 4,000 people PA have died prematurely due to the air quality. These figures have been produced by Imperial College (the same group who vastly over modelled deaths due to SARS and Covid). There appears no proof of this figure.
The ULEZ is about to be expanded and there are already multiple ‘traffic calming’ measures in place that are supposed to encourage cycling, walking and the use of public transport. I happen to live on a road that has such measures in place.
Don’t think this isn’t coming your way because this will just keep expanding.
To give context, I drive a 2015 Mini. If my car was non-compliant it would cost me £12.50 per day to park my car outside of my house regardless of a journey being made or not (ULEZ charge). I also have to buy a permit to park my car outside of my house which is getting close to £300 PA.
On top of this there is virtually no free on street parking anywhere with meters charging from £2 per hour to £6 per hour.
My question to you all is this, are the measures correct, fair and proportionate?
I’m interested in other peoples perspective on this.
It has been widely reported that in London alone 4,000 people PA have died prematurely due to the air quality. These figures have been produced by Imperial College (the same group who vastly over modelled deaths due to SARS and Covid). There appears no proof of this figure.
The ULEZ is about to be expanded and there are already multiple ‘traffic calming’ measures in place that are supposed to encourage cycling, walking and the use of public transport. I happen to live on a road that has such measures in place.
Don’t think this isn’t coming your way because this will just keep expanding.
To give context, I drive a 2015 Mini. If my car was non-compliant it would cost me £12.50 per day to park my car outside of my house regardless of a journey being made or not (ULEZ charge). I also have to buy a permit to park my car outside of my house which is getting close to £300 PA.
On top of this there is virtually no free on street parking anywhere with meters charging from £2 per hour to £6 per hour.
My question to you all is this, are the measures correct, fair and proportionate?
I’m interested in other peoples perspective on this.