Taxi drivers and business leaders call for diesel scrappage scheme
by Matthew Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#2EBF8)
Broad coalition writes to chancellor, urging him to tackle air pollution with compensation scheme for motorists
Taxi drivers and business leaders have added their voices to the growing campaign calling on ministers to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution.
A broad alliance of business organisations and environmental charities has written to the chancellor, Philip Hammond, urging him to introduce a system in next week's budget to compensate motorists switching from diesel to more environmentally friendly vehicles.
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