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A controversial plan to implement parking based on vehicle CO2 emissions is set to come into force this autumn.

At a meeting of Richmond Councils transport consultative group on Wednesday, the boroughs transport chief gave the go-ahead for traffic orders to be drawn up to extend the authoritys emissions-based parking permit scheme.

It will mean a sliding scale of parking charges with the lowest-emitting cars paying nothing and those with the highest-emitting vehicles paying double will be introduced in car parks and on-street parking bays.

A council spokesman said the plan, which was first announced in January and was condemned by the public, with only eight per cent of people backing the scheme in a consultation earlier this year

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