Oxford's Zero Emission Zone

I haven't been back to Oxford for a few years now, but tend not to take the car into the centre as parking isn't good at the best of times.  I tend to park at the Pear Tree and take the Park and Ride.  There is also a useful park and ride on the SE of the city - useful for anyone using the Oxford C&CC site.... Redbridge Park and Ride - just off the Southern By-pass.

David

I go in a few times a year, mostly to meet friends in the evening. Since I have had my PHEV, I have used the new Westgate centre parking (which will be inside the expanded emissions zone). With 50 free EV chargers it's easy to get a topup. For £3.50 parking all evening, I get enough charge to refill either of my cars, and in the EV that means my outward journey (40ish miles) is free too. It's an excellent incentive to visit Oxford more :-)

 

Might be free to you, not to me. OCC are spending £72m of council taxpayers money (IE mine and many others) on installing chargers county wide. Why? Council tax doesn't pay for installation of fuel stations, or the fuel they provide. Don't know who paid for the westgate chargers, but I bet it wasn't the developers.

Bragging rights, thats why. OCC are one of the most anti car counties in the country (Khan just about beats them). They are boasting on local radio that they are the leading county for provision of charging points - at taxpayers expense. It would be better spent on repairing potholes - worst in the country.

Rant over.

It is probable that Central Government are paying the lions share of that investment, it could be as much as 75%. The decision has been made to phase out ICE cars and change to EV's. That does require expensive infrastructure and a start needs to be made now on getting it installed. 

David

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Last we visited Oxford was from the site at Burford and we parked well outside and used some form of park and ride which I recall was very easy and convenient to use. Even then in 2015 the city centre traffic was awful, it appeared mostly very slow moving or gridlocked. So fully support this zero emission zone. 

I can't imagine who would want to drive around in central Oxford!? It's always been better on foot.

We have regularly stayed at the CCC site,and another reason I would never drive into the City is that I would not be able to have a couple of pints at the difficult to find Turf Inn.

David

Its still taxpayers money, whether local or central. As AD says above, it stinks.