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FTA seeks green discounts
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• The Freight Transport Association is to investigate whether hauliers could win discounts from London congestion charges by proving they are following best practice methods on environmental issues.
Moody was reacting to comments reportedly made by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone to the Commons Transport Select Committee last week. He warned that the charge, set £5 for commercial vehicles a cars when the scheme is liar duced next February, could ri to £10 in the next 18 months.
"An increase in the char does not bear thinking abets. says Moody. "I really don't thi that the Mayor understands t difference between one pers in their car and one lorry driv in their vehicle carrying goo( We are fundamentally oppos to this scheme and we will ke campaigning against it."
A spokesman for Transpo for London says talk increased charges is "pie Intl sky at the moment"—but I confirms that Tfl will look increases "in the future". Sue Moody, the FTA's London regional director, says the initiative, which will include compiling independent research on emission levels, is at the development stage, But in time it will "look at encouraging the best practice option among hauliers to win the case for discounts".