silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years agoFrance has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why doesn't Britain?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12external-linkFrance has had the guts to crack down on SUV drivers. Why doesn't Britain?www.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFrance taxes automobiles in a way that substantially discourages the largest and most polluting ones. Corresponding taxes in the UK are much lower.
minus-squarekeeb420@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWait you guys are taxing the worst offenders more?
minus-squareDyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt is a weight tax that start around 1700kg if i recall. Just enough that anything bigger than “french sized” SUV has to pay a tax in addition to the CO2 tax.
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France taxes automobiles in a way that substantially discourages the largest and most polluting ones. Corresponding taxes in the UK are much lower.
Wait you guys are taxing the worst offenders more?
It is a weight tax that start around 1700kg if i recall. Just enough that anything bigger than “french sized” SUV has to pay a tax in addition to the CO2 tax.