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.