London expands road tax zone
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The area covered by a toll for traffic entering London has almost doubled, angering many residents and businesses, although the British capital's mayor insisted it would cut emissions and traffic jams.
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LONDON British Airways announced Friday that it was increasing its fuel surcharge on both short-haul and long-haul tickets because of rising oil prices.
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Details of plans to charge motorists to drive in to and out of Manchester city centre by private vehicle are to be revealed.
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Fares to London may be dropping for fall and winter travel, but bonus mile offers are on the rise.
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up charges on people driving gas-guzzling vehicles into the city centre, in a bid to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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Drivers of 4x4s, high-powered sports cars and other high-emission vehicles will have to pay $49 a day to enter central London, triple the current charge, while the most fuel-efficient vehicles will get a free ride, said the mayor, Ken Livingstone. Mr. Livingstone, left, who introduced the daily congestion charge on trucks and cars entering central London in 2003 to cut traffic and pollution, said the change is primarily aimed at the big cars owned by people in wealthy parts of the capital. The changes will come into effect in October. Mr. Livingstone said that 17 percent of the cars that visit each day, about 33,000, will pay the $49 charge, while 2 percent will go free. The remaining 81 percent, along with trucks, will continue to pay the current $16 fee.
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The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's "carbon footprint", a report says.
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Tony Blair is to send an email to the million-plus people behind an online petition against road pricing.
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Rules doubling the passenger duty people must pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.
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The most polluting lorries driving into London will have to pay a charge of 200 pounds from Monday, under new rules aimed at cutting pollution in the capital.
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The area covered by a toll for traffic entering London has almost doubled, angering many residents and businesses, although the city's mayor insisted it would cut emissions and traffic jams.Comment
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Drivers of 4x4s, high-powered sports cars and other high-emission vehicles will have to pay $49 a day to enter central London, triple the current charge.
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The British government is developing a plan that would include a new tax on trash pickup aimed at bolstering recycling in the country.
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The area covered by a toll for traffic entering London has almost doubled, angering many residents and businesses, although the city's mayor insisted it would cut emissions and traffic jams.
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Higher taxes on short haul flights and "gas guzzling" cars are recommended by the Tories' policy review group.
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Cars enter the congestion charge zone at London's Picadilly Circus in 2004. The area covered by a toll for traffic entering London has almost doubled, angering many residents and businesses, although the city's ...Comment
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The mayorâs plan would charge residents below 86th Street to drive their cars out the congestion pricing zone.