Car tax changes are the 'last straw' as MP warns it's 'not too late to radically change'

Published date22 January 2022
Publication titleExpress, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England)
Taxis, private hire vehicles, minibuses and vans are set to be charged £10 per day from June 1, 2023, with a temporary exemption for most Greater Manchester-licensed vehicles

Greater Manchester clean air leaders have formally confirmed their intention to call on the central Government to review the impact of vehicle supply chain issues on the GM Clean Air Plan.

Representatives from Greater Manchester’s 10 councils have issued a letter to the Environment Secretary George Eustice requesting he pause the second phase of funding.

They have called on the Government to conduct a fundamental review into the issues with the supply chain and how that has slowed plans to introduce more compliant vehicles.

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With global supply chain issues and a continuing shortage of semiconductors, it has been more difficult for CAZ-compliant vehicles to be shipped to the UK.

This has also seen the price of used vehicles increase massively, making them unattainable for many drivers.

Chris Green, Conservative MP for Bolton West, has slammed the planned rollout of the Clean Air Zone, saying it will be the “last straw for businesses which survived the pandemic”.

He said: “Back in 2008, the Congestion Charge was seen as an unwelcome tax that would disproportionately hit the poor and small businesses and every borough in Greater Manchester overwhelmingly rejected it in a referendum.

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“It would have been bad for business and most people who need to drive a car.

“Unfortunately, local political leaders across Greater Manchester have resurrected the spirit of that tax and brought it...

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