Green changes?

[Rum]

While in London this last day and a bit one thing really struck me in a way it never has before and that was the large number of electric vehicles and other low carbon transport around the place - even a few cabs. Also a lot of cyclists - though cycling down Oxford Street still looks a bit dodgy to say the least!

Perhaps we are seeing 'greener' ways developing. Or are other forces at work - tax etc.?

[Pappa]

Especially in London, some of it may be down to fashion/trend.

[Feck]

I don't know but I would suggest that The average engine cubic capacity of cars in London and the percentage of them that are pointlessly 4wd is also much higher .

A true test might be to work out a Fuel used /population and see if this has actually dropped . Maybe the roads have just got to saturation with private vehicles and there is a balance point where Alternative transport is just easier ?

[Rum]

I don't know but I would suggest that The average engine cubic capacity of cars in London and the percentage of them that are pointlessly 4wd is also much higher .

A true test might be to work out a Fuel used /population and see if this has actually dropped . Maybe the roads have just got to saturation with private vehicles and there is a balance point where Alternative transport is just easier ?

Kath (Mrs Rum) has a very small CC car. Her road tax is £35 a year as a result. Not only does she save on that tax but she hardly ever seems to put petrol in the tank! My own car is a diesel. It isn't exactly small as I needed an estate, but my fuel bill is much lower than it was with my last petrol car, which was smaller.

All these prices are of course down to the tax on them. The actual market cost is almost irrelevant there days - in Europe anyway.