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Motorists who drive gas guzzling cars are to be forced to pay more to park outside their Edinburgh homes.Motorists who drive gas guzzling cars are to be forced to pay more to park outside their Edinburgh homes.
Edinburgh City Council has approved a new permit scheme which will charge drivers according to the fuel efficiency of their vehicles.Edinburgh City Council has approved a new permit scheme which will charge drivers according to the fuel efficiency of their vehicles.
Drivers of the most efficient cars will pay little or nothing at all for their parking permits.Drivers of the most efficient cars will pay little or nothing at all for their parking permits.
The idea was put forward by Green councillors and is modelled on similar schemes in London.The idea was put forward by Green councillors and is modelled on similar schemes in London.
The councillors who backed the plan said they wanted to encourage drivers to choose cars with lower C02 emissions.The councillors who backed the plan said they wanted to encourage drivers to choose cars with lower C02 emissions.
'Straightforward measure'
That means the owners of smaller, greener cars should benefit from cheaper parking permits.That means the owners of smaller, greener cars should benefit from cheaper parking permits.
But the owners of vehicles with higher greenhouse gas emissions, including most 4X4 vehicles, would have to pay more to park outside their homes.But the owners of vehicles with higher greenhouse gas emissions, including most 4X4 vehicles, would have to pay more to park outside their homes.
Transport officials have been asked to draft new parking permit regulations before reporting back to councillors.Transport officials have been asked to draft new parking permit regulations before reporting back to councillors.
Steve Burgess, Green councillor for Edinburgh's southside and Newington ward, said: "I'm very pleased that all parties on Edinburgh Council have agreed that officials should bring forward a scheme to relate parking charges to vehicle CO2 emissions.
"Such a scheme could significantly reduce climate change pollution from cars in the city.
"We have to address the significant contribution to climate pollution from road traffic and this is a relatively straightforward measure for the council to bring in.
"It rewards owners of less polluting vehicles and requires gas guzzlers to pay more."