| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London | |
| Posted by: | Steve Taylor | |
| Date/Time: | 20/01/22 18:18:00 |
| At least the Tories now seem to coming out to support motorists. Good for Jacob. “ Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the House, agreed, telling MPs: “It’s a swindle and once again the poor, hard-pressed motorists are being abused by councils who dislike motoring.” “ Harrow East MP Bob Blackman questioned why so many bus lanes operate all hours rather than just at peak times and asked for a debate on bus lanes that “seem to be a way of milking motorists”. “Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the House, agreed, telling MPs: “It’s a swindle and once again the poor, hard-pressed motorists are being abused by councils who dislike motoring.” He described the Conservatives as the “party of the motorist”, adding: “Bus lanes serve a role during peak hours, but to make them 24 hours just to turn them into a milch cow seems to me quite wrong.” Nearly 8,000 drivers were caught out using the bus lane over the 20-month period, pulling in a figure approaching half a million pounds. The figures were revealed after retired businessman Geoffrey Ben-Nathan, 77, submitted a Freedom of Information request to Harrow Council after he successfully appealed a fine for driving on the bus lane.” |