 by 2026. According to Mete Coban, the council's lead on transport and environment, the new changes are aimed at tackling the climate emergency and improving air quality by encouraging those to move towards greener modes of transport. He said: 'In developing our parking charges, we've listened to our residents, who have asked for long-term certainty about permit prices, so they can make informed decisions.' However, the sliding-scale parking charges will pile more costs on drivers who are already dealing with other London charging schemes, such as Ulez and the congestion charge. Under the charges, an annual estate parking permit for the most polluting diesel vehicle will cost £213 this year, but will increase to £1,249 by 2029-30. This will also include a £200 surcharge, which will increase by £50 every year, meaning that by 2029 all diesel vehicles could be paying an extra £500 when compared to other cars. Petrol vehicles face increases Petrol vehicles in Hackney, such as some Land Rovers that produce more than 191g/km of emissions, will still face four-fold increases from £97 to £433 in five years. Alternatively, electric vehicles, which currently only have to pay £50 for an on-street permit, will see this increase by just £4 over the next five years. An estate resident permit will increase by){kind=link}
Diesel drivers could end up paying as much as £1,200 a year by 2030 under Hackney Council’s new charges
A London council has ramped up its war on motorists by introducing new emissions-based parking charges that will increase by nearly six-fold in the coming years.
Hackney introduced the new fees, which aim to hit those with the most polluting cars, while bringing in extra costs for diesel drivers.
However, unlike its previous emission-based structure, it has fixed its prices for the next seven years, with some drivers likely to see costs balloon from just over £200 to more than £1,200 by the end of the decade.
Hackney is also looking to introduce other traffic-reducing policies, such as turning all of its streets into low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) by 2026.