Madrid has recently mentioned that it has plans to create a LOW-EMISSION zone in the city centre and would ban all cars from polluting the city. The suggested TOLL is similar to the ones implemented in other European coutries such as London, Milan and Germany – called the CONGESTION CHARGE.If this gets the GO-AHEAD then only certain cars that achieve the Euro lll emission standards or higher would be allowed in the city centre and the rest would have to pay.
German cities require Euro lV and Diesel Particulate Filters for vehicles – this is a strict ENFORCEMENT.
Residents in the city would be EXEMPT from these measures - as they are in London, because they live in the city centre and therefore would not be expected to pay.
However if this goes ahead it would have a major impact on daily commuters and business deliveries and could reduce revenue activity and SCARE people from coming into the city.
What do you think of this issue?
07
December 2012
Mistaken identity....sort of.
by Radmila Gurkova
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A comedian STAGING a fake theft ended up with more than he BARGAINED for when he was caught by a police community support officer. The officer thought a crime was in progress when TV star Simon Brodkin pretended to steal his own DVD.
Brodkin was in character as one of his cre...
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But where d...
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Derren Brown, the famous British hypnotist, has hit back at "hurtful" accusations that the victim in his controversial TV show Apocalypse is an actor, saying: "If they were actors we would have to quietly kill anyone who knew them."
In the programme that ...
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A drunk man who climbed into a crocodile enclosure in Australia and attempted to ride a 5m (16ft) long crocodile has survived his encounter. The crocodile, called Fatso, bit the 36-year-old man's leg, tearing chunks of flesh from him as he straddled the reptile.
He received surgery to s...
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- What do you think of the American Elections?
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- Who DID you think was going to win in the elections? Obama or Romney
What do you think to these controversial issues?...
ABORTION & BIRTH CONTROL
OBAMA: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contr...
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Reality TV celebrities have been targeted by a notorious Bristol conman looking to convince investors he is a successful media producer, a BBC investigation has found.
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A trade delegation from Britain is heading to Paris this week in an effort to boost the increasing popularity of British food in France.
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