How should vehicle tax changes balance fairness and green transport?

As the government looks to tax older vehicles while encouraging greener transport, we ask locals how they think the balance should be struck.

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00:00If you've got an older vehicle, it's because that's what you can afford.

00:03Yes, I mean, we've had electric vehicles, they're great, but they're not the easiest

00:07to get charged.

00:08We had one and actually gave it up because trying to find somewhere to get it charged

00:11was a nightmare.

00:13They need to think more about alternatives.

00:15At the moment, there's only a stick.

00:18They need better national transport, buses, trains, everything else, and then that might

00:23encourage people not to use cars.

00:26At the moment, there's no alternative.

00:28The current scrappage scheme and electric vehicles, it's not as clear as it could be

00:36in buying an electric vehicle, buying an electric vehicle.

00:38There's also the impact that the heavier vehicles have on the roads and the costs and the energy

00:42that goes into needing the roads to be resurfaced.

00:45I think there's a lot, myself, my car's a 2008 plate, so I took the decision to drive

00:54a car until it breaks.

00:57I think that is by far the greenest.