Diesel drivers must pay £2.45 more to park in Westminster
The D-charge is being trialled by council in a bid to cut air pollution...
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Westminster council has today launched a trial that will force owners of pre-2015 diesel cars to pay a 50% hourly surcharge to park in on-street bays in Fitzrovia, Marylebone and the Hyde Park area.
That brings the cost of an hour’s parking in these spaces up to £7.35 for diesel cars, compared with the standard rate of £4.90. Westminster is the first local council to impose extra parking charges for diesel cars. It has the backing of community groups, including the Marylebone Association.
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When the scheme was announced in January, councillor David Harvey said: “Additional charges for diesel vehicles will mean people think twice about using highly polluting cars and invest in cleaner transport that will make a real difference in the quality of air we breathe.”
The trial comes ahead of the introduction of London’s T-charge in October, which will impose an extra £10 on drivers of older diesel vehicles for entering the Congestion Charging zone.
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