Parking
season ticket holders using Hart District
Council’s car parks will soon have
an incentive to go “green”.
Under a new scheme to be introduced in
April 2007 as part of the Council’s
new budget, people who drive vehicles
that emit the least carbon dioxide will
qualify for a discount in their parking
season tickets.
Proposals agreed by Hart Council’s
Cabinet in February will make cars which
produce between 115 and 120 grams of carbon
dioxide per kilometre, including cars
like a Vauxhall Corsa or Smart roadster,
eligible for a 10% discount on the cost
of a annual parking ticket.
Drivers with cars that produce between
110 and 114 grams of CO2 per km, including
the diesel-powered Fiat Panda and Citroen
C3, will be entitled to a 25% discount
on their season ticket.
For example, this means that someone
with a week-day parking permit who parks
their car in one of the Council’s
car parks outside Fleet, will see their
annual bill cut from £753 to £565.
And for people with some of the most
fuel efficient cars on the market, including
the Citroen C1 and the Toyota Aygo, which
produce between 100 and 109 grams of carbon
dioxide per kilometre, a parking discount
of 30% is on offer.
Commenting on the initiative, Cabinet
member for engineering and transport,
Cllr David Simpson said:
“At the end of 2006 the Council
signed the Nottingham Declaration, showing
Hart’s commitment to the environmental
agenda. Now we’re putting our money
where our mouth is.”
Councillor Simpson, who is also Cabinet
champion for combating climate change,
added:
“By introducing these big concessions
we are making a positive contribution
to protecting the environment. For example,
parking a normal car in Fleet on an annual
six-day permit costs £1,050. But
for cars producing between 100 and 109
grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre,
the fee will fall to £735. All we
need now is for drivers to respond.”
Monthly and quarterly car parking tickets
also qualify for the same per-centage
discounts.
For more information: Hart’s
boost for fuel efficient cars
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