More than half of drivers say they are under siege from road schemes like Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ plan
More than half of motorists say they are besieged by road schemes like Sadiq Khan’s controversial ULEZ scheme
- Only four in ten drivers feel they have a fair deal on driving and car ownership
- Some 61 per cent agreed that British drivers are being attacked by the ULEZ charges
More than half of motorists believe there is a ‘war against the motorist’ raging in Britain, according to the Daily Mail.
According to a poll for the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD), only four in ten motorists feel they are getting a fair deal from the government when it comes to driving and car ownership.
Meanwhile, 61 per cent of respondents agreed that the UK’s 35 million drivers were under attack – mainly because of painful traffic jams and Ulez charges, extensive use of cameras to enforce speed limits and other restrictions such as bus lanes.
One of the concerns of motorists was also the impending ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. The Daily Mail calls on ministers to reconsider plans for 2030.
According to the survey, 59 percent of people want the government to delay or scrap the transition to more environmentally friendly cars altogether.
Bob Bull, from the ABD, said: ‘If evidence is needed, this poll shows that the British people believe authorities at every level are engaged in a war against the motorist.’
Some 61 per cent of respondents agreed that the UK’s 35 million drivers were under attack – mainly because of painful traffic jams and Ulez charges, extensive use of cameras to enforce speed limits and other restrictions such as bus lanes
The results of the poll indicate a desire for government intervention, with respondents more in favor of saying the government should try to stop London’s controversial Ulez expansion plan – due to take effect next month – than to take matters into its own hands from the government of the capital. Mayor Sadiq Khan
Transportation Secretary Mark Harper has urged municipalities to review “low traffic neighborhoods” (LTNs), many of which have proved unpopular
He added: “The official justification is often woolly environmentalism, but we suspect the real reason is that governments, municipalities and others view the country’s 35 million drivers as a cash cow that should be stripped of their money every step of the way. .
‘Take the ban on new petrol and diesel cars after 2030. This crazy measure is both impractical and far from green.
‘Impractical because electric cars are extremely expensive and because we don’t have the charging points and the grid to cope with such a rapid change.
‘Far from green, because every day there is more evidence that making electric vehicles – especially their huge batteries – causes more CO2 emissions than making conventional vehicles.’ Older voters are the most likely to claim that a war on motorists is underway, with 52 percent of those over 55 believing drivers are being targeted. But 44 percent of 18-24 year-olds also agree with the statement.
The results of the poll indicate a desire for government intervention, with respondents more in favor of saying the government should try to stop London’s controversial Ulez expansion plan – due to take effect next month – than to take matters into its own hands from the government of the capital. Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The results come after Boris Johnson criticized the mayor’s persistence with his Ulez plan in his Daily Mail column on Saturday. Transportation Secretary Mark Harper has been urging municipalities to review “low traffic neighborhoods” (LTNs), many of which have proved unpopular. However, the poll found that respondents generally still favored LTNs and 20 mph speed limits.