BORIS BORIS BORIS!!!!!!!

[Cunning Plan]

London's mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped the proposed £25 charge on larger vehicles entering central London after a legal challenge by luxury carmaker Porsche.

Porsche said that its case, heard in the Administrative Court, had been a success, adding that it had been awarded legal costs expected to amount to a six-figure sum. The firm launched a judicial review against former mayor Ken Livingstone in February.

Mr Johnson issued a statement saying he was "delighted" to be able to scrap the charge.

Mr Livingstone had planned to raise the charge for vehicles with the highest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to £25 in October.

Mr Johnson told the BBC abandoning the proposal was in keeping with his aim to achieve a "fairer and more effective" congestion charge.

Mr Livingstone said it was a "further blow" to London's attempts to help tackle climate change.

Mr Johnson told the BBC: "I am delighted that we have been able to scrap the £25 charge, which would have hit families and small businesses hardest.

"I believe the proposal would actually have made congestion worse by allowing thousands of small cars in for free."

The higher charges were due to come into force on October 27, with the £25 charge applying to vehicles emitting more than 225 grams of carbon dioxide per one kilometre, as well as those registered before March 2001 which have engines larger than 3,000cc. Of cars currently being driven in the congestion charging zone, 17 per cent would have been liable for the £25 charge.

The London Congestion Charge: the complete guide

Mr Livingstone said: "Today's announcement is a further blow to London as a groundbreaking city to tackle climate change and improve the environment."

Porsche is donating its six-figure award to Skidz, a charity devoted to taking at-risk youths off the streets and away from a life of knife crime.

Andy Goss, Managing Director of Porsche, said: "All along our decision to fight against this increased charge on Londoners was based on our firm belief that it would be bad for London . We are pleased to now be able to give back to London by donating our costs to a cause that concerns all of us, reducing knife crime."


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BORIS FOR WORLD PRESIDENT!!!!!!  

[EDGE]

London's attempts to help tackle climate change

This is the EXACT reason why i FU**ING HATE Ken....  He thinks that London's habits will chang ethe world... grow the fu*k up....

Talk about illusions of grandure !

what a complete wan* stain that guy was......

BORIS FTW !!!!

[Roadkill]

Indeed.  Boris iz da man

[philoldsmobile]

yup, livingstone was a complete idiot, boris seems a lot more down to earth!

about bloody time, boris for prime minister!

[F Body]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

yup, livingstone was a complete idiot, boris seems a lot more down to earth IDIOT

There all only in it for the money

[FUBAR]

Quoting: EDGE

This is the EXACT reason why i FU**ING HATE Ken.... He thinks that London's habits will chang ethe world... grow the fu*k up....

Talk about illusions of grandure !

what a complete wan* stain that guy was......

He need to take a trip to China...  an NOT to Beijing during the Olympics!!!

Quoting: philoldsmobile

boris seems a lot more down to earth!

PMSL thats something I honestly NEVER thought i'd ever hear anyone say  everyone knows he's a complete loony

[HardRockCamaro]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Mr Johnson issued a statement saying he was "delighted" to be able to scrap the charge.

Top man!!!

[art b]

a brief glimpse of common sense....

[F Body]

Quoting: Roadkill

Indeed. Boris iz da man

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

Top man!!!

Quoting: art b

a brief glimpse of common sense.

Sort of ironic that you are all thanking a politician for only half screwing you
Let's be honest the congestion charge has little to no effect on congestion or pollution, it's just another tax

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: F Body

Let's be honest the congestion charge has little to no effect on congestion or pollution, it's just another tax

The surprise here is that he is supposedly listening to the public and acting accordingly.  At least he has stopped another pointless tax which is something he said he would do if he got in as Mayor and has stuck to his word.  Its a start..  When was the last time another politician did this?

Boris for leader of universe!!!!!!!  

[Fieldy]

I wanted Boris in but this is the only thing I never agreed with when it came to him.

If the proposal had stayed, the little Citroen I have would have been free

But now it's not, it's still £8 A day

So if I go to central, I will take the Trofeo, just to get my moneys worth

[philoldsmobile]

why the f**k would you be driving into central london anyway? tube FTW!

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

driving into central london anyway?

People DRIVE in London?????????

[Titsy]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

tube FTW!

Quoting: Cunning Plan

People DRIVE in London?????????

Apparently they try, but with limited success...

[art b]

drivin across london sucks ......
even at nite, the lights impeed any progress  

[HardRockCamaro]

Hehe!!!!!

I love how non Londoners think the tube is the best thing ever...

Try it at 8:30AM, or 5:30PM.
Especially when there is some sort of problem (even if the problem only lasts 10mins).  The backlog on the platforms causes them to close the station/platform and you can't even get onto a train as they pull up full.

The theory behind the tube is good, but to be truly useable it needs greater capacity and proper redundancy built in to avoid hold-ups.

[Fieldy]

I love driving around London

[Big Mouse]

Its a real disapointment that they are scrapping the planned charges.

Ken said that the funds from this plan would have been used to pay global warming and climate change to stop hurting the planet. Seemed so simple to pay a few quid and have all that stop. Never mind, Gordon says that he'll use the money from the new car tax charges to stop it instead.

The only thing I can't work out is who do they have to give the money to to make it stop?

[Cunning Plan]

global warming bores me...