News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
EV owners got a shock when Sadiq Khan announced the end of the EV Congestion Charge exemption. But Ben Pile saw it coming, noting pricey EVs are really a bridging technology between having a car and not having a car.
Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson has become a shill for the Green Blob. But his claim that 'misinformation' is suppressing sales of EVs, rather than poor word-of-mouth, doesn't hold water, says Ben Pile.
Ministers are gearing up to ban the sale of new petrol-fuelled motorcycles from 2040 as part of their Net Zero crackdown on emissions.
The cost of running a car has soared by £700 to £2,100 a year in the last three years – a 50% rise – as a result of the Net Zero war on motorists and rising inflation.
Wales's blanket 20mph speed limits will be dropped by September, the nation’s new Labour Transport Secretary has said, after it was conceded they should never have been brought in. Turns out, 20 isn't plenty.
Eugyppius delivers a scathing takedown of Germany's latest climate policy drama, where even weekend driving bans are on the table.
Locals have branded a Clean Air Neighbourhood a "cynical greenwashing scheme" after the Labour-run London council amassed nearly £12 million in fines from motorists.
Drivers have slammed "bizarre" and "grossly unfair" plans by Green Party councillors to charge SUV and large vehicle owners more to park in Oxford.
The 60mph speed restrictions on the M1 and M6 will be removed after National Highways admitted air pollution had risen in places and it didn't know whether the restrictions had helped.
Councils are starting to scrap 20mph limits as the schemes face a backlash amid revelations drivers are facing a record number of fines for offences in the zones.
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