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God Bless Boris Johnson. He’s the closest thing Jeremy Clarkson has to an arch enemy and their playful banter on Top Gear UK shows that Mr. Johnson is one London Mayor who can dish it out just as well as he can take it. Boris’ latest plan is to increase the fines handed out to drivers who leave their cars and trucks, “idling unnecessaryâ€.
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London Mayor Proposes 500% Increase in Fines for Unnecessarily Idling Motorists…
God Bless Boris Johnson. He’s the closest thing Jeremy Clarkson has to an arch enemy and their playful banter on Top Gear UK shows that Mr. Johnson is one London Mayor who can dish it out just as well as he can take it. Boris’ latest plan is to increase the fines handed out to drivers who leave their cars and trucks, “idling unnecessaryâ€. The fine would be increased from £20 (US$33) to £120 (US$195) in London itself and £70 (US$114) around the city’s outskirts. It’s all a ploy to reduce the noise and pollution generated by idling cars, with Mr. Johnson’s office deeming the current £20 fine, introduced in 2002, to be, “too low to be a powerful disincentiveâ€.
Read more »- London Mayor Boris Johnson Unveils Facelifted Mitsubishi Outlander In Tokyo [w/video]
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has launched the facelifted Mitsubishi Outlander range at the company’s global headquarters in Tokyo. Read more »...
- Tailgating And Middle Lane Hogging Will Be Punished With A £100 On-the-spot Fine In The Uk
The UK government plans to enforce new fines from July for drivers caught hogging the middle lane and tailgating. Any drivers nabbed doing any of the two offences will be fined £100 on the spot and will have three points deducted from their license....
- London Mayor To Whack President Obama’s Motorcade With The Congestion Charge
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, you’d have seen that hi-larious [sic] video of one of the Barack-mobiles getting stuck on a ramp outside the U.S. Embassy in Ireland. The U.S. President’s eight ton,...
- Seven Years On, London’s Congestion Charging Scheme Has Had Little Effect On Air Pollution
Congestion and air pollution are killing the world’s major cities. Among them: New York, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai and London to name a few. And if you believe the most skewed of environmentalist hype, it’s all down to personal transport....
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