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| 'Gas-guzzlers' parking hike due | 'Gas-guzzlers' parking hike due |
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| Plans to charge "gas-guzzling" vehicles higher parking prices in one London borough are expected to be approved by councillors at a meeting later. | |
| High carbon dioxide-emitting vehicles in Richmond, south-west London, would incur three times the normal residential parking fees. | |
| A family with two such cars could pay up to £750 a year under the proposals, compared with a current bill of £200. | |
| In a council survey, 49% of residents voted for the scheme and 39% against. | |
| The local authority's survey showed 12% were undecided. | |
| More councils | |
| The idea to link permits to the level of emissions generated fierce debate when the plans were published last October. | |
| BBC London has found that there are a further nine London councils considering following Richmond's move. | |
| These are Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Camden, Kensington and Chelsea, Barking and Dagenham, Haringey, Southwark, Hackney and Havering. | |
| The Richmond Council meeting is due to start 1900 GMT. | The Richmond Council meeting is due to start 1900 GMT. |