NF500 / mayor of london

While the increase in price of the London congestion charge for “Chelsea Chariots” and other gas guzzlers was grabbing the headlines in the British media Today, on the much more positive side there is good news to be found for owners of vehicles with lower emissions, below 120 g/km of CO2, and it’s no surprise that the diminutive new Fiat 500 fits into that category, in 1.2 petrol and 1.3 diesel guise at least.

The new rates, which will come into effect from October if all goes to the plan of the Mayor of London, offer a strong incentive for purchasing cars below the 120 g/km CO2 range, and will heavily penalise the largest polluting vehicles. Whether this will lead to more Fiat 500s being seen cruising the streets of London come autumn time will only tell, but it can surely only help.