[mollyL]

I think maybe the guzzler cars we are talking about are older model cars that are much cheaper to buy. I aggree that if someone has the coin to buy a Navigator should pay through the nose; someone who drives an older car because that's all they can afford shouldn't be penalized.

[Green-Moo]

Originally Posted by mollyL

I think maybe the guzzler cars we are talking about are older model cars that are much cheaper to buy. I aggree that if someone has the coin to buy a Navigator should pay through the nose; someone who drives an older car because that's all they can afford shouldn't be penalized.

How about someone who has a gas guzzler for justifiable reasons, a business for instance? Should they be penalised too, when they use the vehicle for personal use, or should they go out and get a second vehicle?

Just playing devil's advocate! It's a really tough one to make fair to all.

[justontime]

I see the point about gas guzzlers, but here in UK the physical size of cars is becoming a bit of a problem as well. People are driving bigger and wider cars that don't fit the spaces provided in most car parks. I can understand that some people may have a business need for a larger vehicle, but in any town you will see parents driving their children to school in massive vehicles with bars on the front, it is ridiculous a hedgehog is the only the only wildlife they are likely to encounter on a town road!

[justontime]

I see the point about gas guzzlers, but here in UK the physical size of cars is becoming a bit of a problem as well. People are driving bigger and wider cars that don't fit the spaces provided in most car parks. I can understand that some people may have a business need for a larger vehicle, but in any town you will see parents driving their children to school in massive vehicles with bars on the front, it is ridiculous a hedgehog is the only the only wildlife they are likely to encounter on a town road!

[tiberiustibz]

SUVs are the bane of human existence and should be burned. I may remind you that a car with better fuel efficiency is not green, just less black. Green cars pretty much don't exist, and would imply solely powered off of biofuels produced in a renewable manner or EVs recharged off of renewable electricity. Either subsidies for more fuel efficient cars, taxes on gas guzzlers, or maybe forcing up the price of gas with taxes so that it becomes more of an incentive to bike or get a really efficient car and drive less can't hurt.

[tiberiustibz]

Originally Posted by Green-Moo

How about someone who has a gas guzzler for justifiable reasons, a business for instance? Should they be penalised too, when they use the vehicle for personal use, or should they go out and get a second vehicle?

Just playing devil's advocate! It's a really tough one to make fair to all.

In short, yes. I'm in the US. Gas is cheap. It shouldn't be that way.

No matter the justification, releasing carbon is bad.

[Mick]

Amen tiberiustibz, green cars are a parody or do i mean parodox? It's parody.Rest was to true. Ohh and welcome I guess seeing as i do not reconize you and it says juionor member.

[RFL1986]

I do think it's a good idea and could make a pretty decent impact in big cities where commuters have to pay to park almost all the time. If they were wavering on getting a green car anyhow then an initiative like this may just provide the tipping point.

[Serenity]

Perhaps if it were done another way it would be better. While I like the idea, it does seem to be unfair on those who can't afford a more fuel efficient vehicle too.

I don't know if the UK currently offers any reductions in your road tax you have to buy for fuel efficiency, but I think that would be easy to implement.

When a car was being registered or renewing their tax disc, the office would be able to tell by make and model if it was a fuel efficient one or not and make the necessary adjustments to apply a discounted rate.