Green light for green scheme

Thursday 28 June 2007

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The north London borough of Islington looks set to introduce a green parking scheme, following a public referendum.

The results of the country's first referendum on climate change and car use show that the people of Islington have said 'yes' by a slim margin to higher parking charges for gas guzzlers.

Islington Council was the first local authority in the country to ballot every resident on the electoral roll - more than 127,500 people - over whether owners of more polluting cars should pay more for residents parking permits.

The move followed a similar scheme already introduced in the borough of Richmond-Upon-Thames, although there it was not put to the vote.

The deadline for returns was 25 June. Today the Electoral Reform Services, who administered the referendum on behalf of the council, revealed 56 per cent of residents said yes.

Cllr James Kempton, Leader of Islington Council, said: "This groundbreaking result has huge implications not just for Islington but for the whole country.

"We've listened to our residents' views and we'll be acting on them by introducing a green charging system for residents' parking permits.

"By doing this we are challenging people to think about the cars that they drive and their impact on the environment. I hope that this will ultimately persuade people to switch to less polluting vehicles."

The council's Executive will formally consider the results on 5 July 2007.

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