CO2 Charging Survey

On behalf of Transport for London, Ipsos conducted a telephone survey on CO2 charging with 1,041 adults aged 16+ across London between 11-12 March 2008.

The Topline and tables can also be downloaded at: Transport for London Publications pdf, 554KB

• Results are based on all respondents unless otherwise stated.
• An asterisk (*) represents a value of less than one half or one percent, but not zero.
• Where combinations (e.g. strongly agree / tend to agree) do not add up to their constituent parts this may be due to computer rounding.
• Download the data tabulations pdf, 485KB

Travel Behaviour

QB1 Firstly, does your household have access to any of the following vehicles, regardless of whether you actually use them or not?

QB2 How many cars are there in your household?

Base: All who have access to a car (752)

QB3 Which of these forms of transport, if any, do you use at least once a month? And, do you use any other forms of transport?

QB4 How often do you personally drive in, or through, the Central London congestion charging zone, between 7am and 6pm on Monday to Friday?

By the congestion charging zone, I mean the CENTRAL zone which covers south of the Euston and City roads, east of Hyde Park and Victoria, north of Vauxhall and Elephant and Castle and west of Tower Bridge and Whitechapel, and the WESTERN zone which covers most of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, broadly bounded by Harrow Road, Scrubs Lane, West Cross Route, the Earls Court one-way system and Chelsea Embankment.

Base: All drivers (567)

CO2 Charging

QC1 How important, if at all, do you consider the issue of climate change to be?

QC2 Can you tell me how strongly you agree or disagree that drivers of cars that emit more carbon dioxide and do more damage to the environment should pay a higher Congestion Charge for using their cars in the Congestion Charge zone in central London? Do you...

QC3 Are you aware, or not, of the Mayor's recent decision to introduce, later this year, a higher Congestion Charge of 16325 for drivers using cars in the Congestion Charge zone in central London that emit the highest levels of carbon dioxide and do more damage to the environment?

QC4 And are you aware, or not, of the Mayor's recent decision to introduce, later this year, a 100% discount from the Congestion Charge for drivers using cars in the Congestion Charge zone in central London that emit the lowest levels of carbon dioxide and do less damage to the environment, meaning that they will not have to pay the charge at all?

QC5 In order to discourage the use of the highest carbon dioxide emitting cars within the congestion charge zone in central London, the new charge related to carbon dioxide emissions would involve a 100% discount for drivers of cars with the lowest carbon dioxide emissions meaning that they would not pay the charge at all and a 16325 charge for cars emitting high levels of carbon dioxide. Other cars would be liable to pay the standard 1638 daily charge. In addition, residents within the charging zone would lose their 90% discount if they drove a car liable for the 16325 daily charge.

Examples of cars that would be liable for the higher charge include the, Porsche 911, most BMW 7 series, Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery, Toyota Land Cruiser, Volkswagen Touareg and the Mercedes M Class.

Examples of cars which be eligible for the 100% discount are Toyota Prius, Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107, Citroen C1, Honda Civic Hybrid, Audi A2 and the smart fortwo.

How strongly do you support or oppose the decision to introduce these changes later this year?

QC6 And how strongly do you support or oppose the decision to introduce a higher Congestion Charge of 16325 for drivers using cars in the congestion charge zone in central London that emit the highest levels of carbon dioxide and do more damage to the environment?

QC7 How strongly do you support or oppose the decision to introduce, later this year, a 100% discount from the Congestion Charge for drivers using cars in the congestion charge zone in central London that emit the lowest levels of carbon dioxide and do less damage to the environment, meaning that they will not have to pay the charge at all. Do you...

QC8 Overall, how effective, if at all, do you think these changes related to carbon dioxide emissions to be introduced later this year in the congestion charging zone in central London will be in encouraging people to drive vehicles that emit less carbon dioxide?

QC9 How effective, if at all, do you think the 100% discount will be as an incentive to use a lower carbon dioxide emitting car?

There would be a 100% discount for cars with the lowest carbon dioxide emissions. Examples of cars which emit low levels of carbon dioxide and that would qualify for a 100% discount are Toyota Prius, Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107, Citroen C1, Honda Civic Hybrid, Audi A2 and the smart fortwo.

QC10 How effective, if at all, do you think the higher charge of 16325 would be as an incentive to use a lower carbon dioxide emitting car?

There would be a 16325 charge for cars emitting high levels of carbon dioxide. Examples of cars with high levels of carbon dioxide are Porsche 911, most BMW 7 series, Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery, Toyota Land Cruiser, Volkswagen Touareg and the Mercedes M Class.

QC11 And how strongly do you agree or disagree that these changes relating to carbon dioxide emissions to be introduced later this year would be good for London?

QC12 To what extent, if at all, do you think the new charge related to carbon dioxide emissions in the congestion charging zone in central London will affect you personally?