As many of you will know, the London Mayor has put forward a damaging and misguided plan to charge car drivers to enter London – a plan which is bad for London and bad for Sevenoaks and Swanley.
Locally, there are a vast numbers of residents who travel in and out of London for work and leisure. However, under this new proposal every time someone crosses the border into Bromley or Bexley they face the prospect of a £3.50 daily charge, rising to £5.50 for older vehicles.
In its most basic form, this is a charge which would be imposed by the devolved London Mayor without any say from the people who will have to pay it.
I have been campaigning against the tax since the idea was first suggested last year, and I was pleased to see such a strong stance taken by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps this morning in the chamber.
I will continue to work with local councillors and my MP colleagues in ensuring this proposal is rejected and hope to update you soon on progress.
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