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LPG cars lose C-charge discount | LPG cars lose C-charge discount |
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Motorists who converted their cars to use environmentally friendlier fuels to avoid paying the congestion charge could lose their exemption. | Motorists who converted their cars to use environmentally friendlier fuels to avoid paying the congestion charge could lose their exemption. |
Transport for London (TfL) has announced plans to phase-out the Alternative Fuel Discount (AFD). | Transport for London (TfL) has announced plans to phase-out the Alternative Fuel Discount (AFD). |
But the move would only affect a "very small number of car owners," a TfL spokesman said. | But the move would only affect a "very small number of car owners," a TfL spokesman said. |
Vehicles running on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be affected by the proposed change. | Vehicles running on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be affected by the proposed change. |
TfL plans to stop offering the 100% discount completely by 2010 and will not offer the AFD to new registrations. | TfL plans to stop offering the 100% discount completely by 2010 and will not offer the AFD to new registrations. |
Highest polluting cars | Highest polluting cars |
The announcement is part of plans to charge £25 for the highest polluting cars entering central London zone. | The announcement is part of plans to charge £25 for the highest polluting cars entering central London zone. |
Michael Jameson, from Victoria, central London, paid £2,000 to convert his Hyundai Trajet 2.0 petrol car to run on LPG in September 2003. | Michael Jameson, from Victoria, central London, paid £2,000 to convert his Hyundai Trajet 2.0 petrol car to run on LPG in September 2003. |
He has discovered that he may now be forced to pay to travel in the congestion zone. | |
"It looks like I will have to pay the £25 per day charge because if my car ran on petrol it would be above their threshold, slightly," he said. | |
Totally unjust | Totally unjust |
"But, as it runs on LPG at a considerably lower CO2 level it should be still exempt. | |
"It's totally unjust. How does this encourage people to be green?" | "It's totally unjust. How does this encourage people to be green?" |
A TfL spokesman said: "A very small number of car owners will go from qualifying for a 100% AFD to falling into the £25 a day CO2 charge bracket. | |
"That is why the AFD will not be phased out for almost two years, giving owners time to change their vehicle." | "That is why the AFD will not be phased out for almost two years, giving owners time to change their vehicle." |
He added vehicles converted to use LPG can still use petrol, which is associated with CO2 emissions. | He added vehicles converted to use LPG can still use petrol, which is associated with CO2 emissions. |
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