Fury at 'Labour's war on motorists' as UK drivers face being hit with new 'Land Rover Tax'

Cardiff's Labour Council is considering a program to enforce a "Land Rover tax" connected owners of bigger cars who parkland successful the city.

The argumentation would spot large car owners wage more for parking portion vehicles of a definite size could adjacent beryllium banned from parking successful definite areas.

Cars that are highly polluting whitethorn besides spot further charges nether the plans. The program has divided sentiment successful Cardiff.

Cardiff University's Student Union has warned that "without parking licence access, these students hazard facing important barriers to some their acquisition and regular lives, efficaciously treating them arsenic second-class citizens."

But the assembly argues that the argumentation volition "help america negociate on-street parking efficaciously and efficiently."

Visitor permits volition beryllium changed from hourly permits to regular ones. There volition besides beryllium a yearly headdress of 240 days of parking.

Explaining wherefore the program is being considered, the consultation says: "We person received feedback that hourly permits tin beryllium hard to manage.

"Changing this truthful each visitant licence lasts a time volition beryllium easier for residents. Vehicle registrations connected regular permits tin inactive beryllium changed astatine immoderate clip if residents person antithetic visitors passim the day."

The consultation is besides asking for views connected whether larger vehicles, weighing implicit 2,400kg, should wage much for parking.

As things basal determination is nary accusation connected what circumstantial permits could beryllium hiked.

The consultation adds: "Permit costs are acceptable separately by the assembly each twelvemonth arsenic portion of our fund process. We are truthful not consulting connected licence prices arsenic portion of the metropolis parking program arsenic consultations connected licence prices are undertaken erstwhile the fund is set."

Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “Labour’s warfare connected motorists rages connected successful Cardiff, conscionable arsenic it does successful London nether Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan. This argumentation would besides beryllium yet different stroke to farmers, who often usage larger vehicles!

“Instead of busy-bodying with antithetic tiers of parking charges, the Labour Cardiff Council should absorption connected providing capable parking crossed the city.

“But for Labour, the reply is ever much charges for motorists to pay.”

The plans travel aft London Mayor Sadiq Khan has sparked choler with a fig of policies that galore consciousness penalise motorists.

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced successful London successful 2019, charging drivers of non-compliant vehicles successful an effort to amended aerial prime successful the city.

Labour Transport Secretary Louise Haigh was accused of waging a "war connected motorists" successful August erstwhile she backed the rollout of 20mph velocity limits and low-traffic portion neighbourhoods. Controversy has besides surrounded the rollout of 20mph velocity limits successful Wales earlier this year.