Emission-based parking tariffs to be rolled out in London

Car park operator CitiPark has announced a new parking tariff based on the emissions of vehicles parking at its Clipstone Street branch in London’s Congestion Zone.

Drivers of hybrid, electric or low-emission vehicles will be assessed upon entry to the car park and charged in line with their emissions.

Vehicle emission checks will be performed using software developed by CitiPark’s parking partner, APT Skidata.

Those vehicles emitting less than or equal to 75g/km of CO2 will qualify for the new ‘green tariff’, which will be discounted automatically by as much as 20 per cent compared to the regular tariff.

The emission-based tariff by CitiPark supports the same principles as the ‘T-charge’ levy, both hoping to combat air pollution and other harmful environmental effects by rewarding drivers who opt for lower emission or electric vehicles.

Ben Ziff, managing director of CitiPark, commented, “We believe that the infrastructures supporting the automotive industry and government green agendas should also be adopting the same forward thinking approach. We are investing a great deal into our London car parks at the moment, not just aesthetically but operationally too”.

CitiPark recently partnered with Tesla to offer customers the use of Tesla Destination Chargers across their car park portfolio, including a number of EV Charging sockets at Clipstone Street.

The Central London branch also offers a number of universal EV charging sockets to accommodate all electric vehicles, with the outlook to install more in order to cater for the rising number of electric vehicles on UK roads.