As I run my own buisness in the long distance courier trade the current state of affairs regarding greenwashing is becoming very concerning for me. Don't get me wrong, I am not a climate change denialist, even though I believe that the climate has been changing for billions of years already with or without our help, but I dare say that dirty diesel is polluting. Too many cars on the road is also very congesting, I agree. However it is my belief that currently the climate change crisis is being exploited for greenwashing and money making opportunity. Driving around Britain is very soon going to become a very expensive buisness indeed.

I believe that the £15 daily congestion charge in London is an absolutely shocking amount to charge. However on top of the congestion charge London now has the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) which is another £15 on top of the congestion charge, bringing the grand total to £30 per day to drive in London. Transport for London must be absolutely raking it in.

I recently took my eye off the ball, and received a £60 fine for failing to pay for the Bradford low emissions zone, or congestion zone (can't remember which). Truth is I never noticed the signs and did not even know that I was in a low emissions zone, and even if I did, there are that many low emissions zones and ultra low emissions zones and congestion charge zones splashing up around Britain nowadays that it is becoming confusing trying to remember all those different zones I may have passed through on my journies as a long distance courier.

I am now very unhappy that the people of Edinburgh have voted in the Edinburgh low emissions zone (LEZ) starting on 1 June 2024.

I just wonder how much the Edinburgh LEZ is going to be. I must admit that in most other cities their charges are usually nowhere near as shocking as that of London. But as I already said, driving around Britain is about to become a very expensive buisness, especially for sole traders that may enter several different towns and cities per day.