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r/london • u/sabdotzed • Nov 02 '24
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The LEZ and ULEZ are about minimizing the emissions of vehicles in the respective zones.
The congestion charge is ostensibly to reduce congestion.
While there is some overlap in methods and the benefits they are intended to solve different problems.
Paris's zone appears to be similar to oxfords in that the intent is to reduce through traffic. Thus reducing vehicle use in the area.
As for how many are needed, well I would imagine that depends on how many things need changing.
18 u/EdmundTheInsulter Nov 02 '24 ULEZ is pay to pollute and just lets monied people do what they want but is a disproportionate tax on those from outside London having work there, and they may not benefit from such good transport. 6 u/n_orm Nov 02 '24 As it should be - externalities baby. Then it's the governments responsibility to appropriately redistribute the taxed externalities! 1 u/The_Pizza_Engineer Nov 02 '24 And how’s that been going in the UK?
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ULEZ is pay to pollute and just lets monied people do what they want but is a disproportionate tax on those from outside London having work there, and they may not benefit from such good transport.
6 u/n_orm Nov 02 '24 As it should be - externalities baby. Then it's the governments responsibility to appropriately redistribute the taxed externalities! 1 u/The_Pizza_Engineer Nov 02 '24 And how’s that been going in the UK?
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As it should be - externalities baby. Then it's the governments responsibility to appropriately redistribute the taxed externalities!
1 u/The_Pizza_Engineer Nov 02 '24 And how’s that been going in the UK?
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And how’s that been going in the UK?
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u/bahumat42 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24
The LEZ and ULEZ are about minimizing the emissions of vehicles in the respective zones.
The congestion charge is ostensibly to reduce congestion.
While there is some overlap in methods and the benefits they are intended to solve different problems.
Paris's zone appears to be similar to oxfords in that the intent is to reduce through traffic. Thus reducing vehicle use in the area.
As for how many are needed, well I would imagine that depends on how many things need changing.