Muddywheels
Well-known member
Westminster is to become the first London borough to levy an additional charge on drivers of diesel cars.
The council plans to charge diesel car owners 50% extra to park in and around Marylebone from 3 April.
The council said its F-zone parking charge would apply to visitors to Marylebone but resident permits would remain unchanged.
Diesel car owners will pay an extra £2.45 per hour for a maximum stay of up to four hours.
The zone - which includes Baker Street, the University of Westminster and Madame Tussauds - will use number plate recognition to identify diesel cars from other types of vehicle.
It comes ahead of City Hall's so-called T-charge, which will see the owners of older, more polluting cars face an extra £10 fee for entering the congestion charge zone later this year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38782211