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| Porsche challenges C-charge rise | Porsche challenges C-charge rise |
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| Luxury carmaker Porsche is to challenge plans to increase London's congestion charge to £25-a-day for some vehicles. | Luxury carmaker Porsche is to challenge plans to increase London's congestion charge to £25-a-day for some vehicles. |
| The firm said it intended to ask for a judicial review into the price changes, which come into force in October. | The firm said it intended to ask for a judicial review into the price changes, which come into force in October. |
| Porsche says the new rules, which affect the highest polluting vehicles, are "disproportionate" and will not decrease emissions in central London. | Porsche says the new rules, which affect the highest polluting vehicles, are "disproportionate" and will not decrease emissions in central London. |
| Transport for London (TfL) predicts up to 22,000 cars will no longer come into the zone when the new fee comes in. | Transport for London (TfL) predicts up to 22,000 cars will no longer come into the zone when the new fee comes in. |
| Under the plans, which will be introduced on 27 October, cars with the lowest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will get a 100% discount on the charge. | Under the plans, which will be introduced on 27 October, cars with the lowest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will get a 100% discount on the charge. |
| Simply unjust | Simply unjust |
| Most drivers will still pay the £8 road toll for entering the zone which covers parts of central and west London. | Most drivers will still pay the £8 road toll for entering the zone which covers parts of central and west London. |
| Porsche will write to the mayor's office informing him of their intention to seek a judicial review. | Porsche will write to the mayor's office informing him of their intention to seek a judicial review. |
| If it does not receive a satisfactory response, it will apply to the courts for an order to quashing the new charge. | If it does not receive a satisfactory response, it will apply to the courts for an order to quashing the new charge. |
| The mayor's advisor on climate change Mark Watts said "No-one needs to drive these really big polluting cars in central London. | |
| "It's the 'polluter pays' principle - you will be allowed to carry on driving a big polluting car in central London, but what the new charge will mean is you have to pay for the cost of the pollution that you inflict upon everyone else." | "It's the 'polluter pays' principle - you will be allowed to carry on driving a big polluting car in central London, but what the new charge will mean is you have to pay for the cost of the pollution that you inflict upon everyone else." |
| C-CHARGE CHANGES The £25 charge will apply to vehicles emitting more than 225 grams of CO2/km (g/km), as well as those registered before March 2001 which have engines larger than 3,000cc Those vehicles getting a 100% discount will emit less than 120g/km.Of cars currently being driven in the congestion charging zone, 17% would be liable for the £25 charge and just 2% for the total discount The mayor has said: "There will be losers but overall we will all gain." | C-CHARGE CHANGES The £25 charge will apply to vehicles emitting more than 225 grams of CO2/km (g/km), as well as those registered before March 2001 which have engines larger than 3,000cc Those vehicles getting a 100% discount will emit less than 120g/km.Of cars currently being driven in the congestion charging zone, 17% would be liable for the £25 charge and just 2% for the total discount The mayor has said: "There will be losers but overall we will all gain." |
| But Andy Goss, managing director of Porsche GB, said: "A massive congestion charge increase is quite simply unjust. | But Andy Goss, managing director of Porsche GB, said: "A massive congestion charge increase is quite simply unjust. |
| "Thousands of car owners will be hit by a disproportionate tax which clearly will have a very limited effect on CO2 emissions." | "Thousands of car owners will be hit by a disproportionate tax which clearly will have a very limited effect on CO2 emissions." |
| Porsche vehicles which would be affected by the new charge include the Cayenne, which can be bought with a 4.8-litre engine at a cost of around £50,000, and the 911 model, which has an engine size of up to 3.8 litres and has a price tag of up to £80,000. | Porsche vehicles which would be affected by the new charge include the Cayenne, which can be bought with a 4.8-litre engine at a cost of around £50,000, and the 911 model, which has an engine size of up to 3.8 litres and has a price tag of up to £80,000. |
| Transport for London (TfL) estimates about 33,000 vehicles will now fall into the £25 charge sector to drive into London each day. | Transport for London (TfL) estimates about 33,000 vehicles will now fall into the £25 charge sector to drive into London each day. |
| It predicts about two-thirds of these will no longer come into the charge zone once the new fee is introduced. | It predicts about two-thirds of these will no longer come into the charge zone once the new fee is introduced. |
| The congestion charge was initially introduced in February 2003 and covered just central London, with the daily charge set at £5. | The congestion charge was initially introduced in February 2003 and covered just central London, with the daily charge set at £5. |
| Since then the charge has gone up to £8 a day and a western extension, incorporating such areas as Kensington and Chelsea, has been added. | Since then the charge has gone up to £8 a day and a western extension, incorporating such areas as Kensington and Chelsea, has been added. |
| According to TfL, there are 70,000 fewer vehicles in the charging zone, every day, in the five years since the fee was introduced. |