"It is Big Oil which is pricing you off the road, not the greens. Vehicles with better fuel economies, sensible alternate fuels (ethanol is a sham, IMO, as it is just as unfriendly to produce in the long run), more dependence on wind power, solar arrays, decentralization so jobs will be in more communities, not just in gigantic urban centres, good public transit, etc., are things more likely to be effective."

I've not looked at this thread for some time, so apologies to Bee for the delay in answering.

NO! It isn't big oil in the UK, Bee, nor is it the greens. It is in fact a government policy which has been ongoing for ten years or more, to annually add tax onto the price of fuel to discourage use of cars, and this accumulative increase is now a very significant proportion of what we pay (about three times as much as it costs in the USA). Their latest stunt now, is to increase the cost of our road fund license by 100%, if we drive large cars.

Not only do these increases hit the individual motorist, but they have a knock on effect on prices in general.

Now, who do we think might be hardest hit by this? YES! The poorest people in the country become even poorer. Many of us will be starving to death long before global warming takes serious effect.

The rich will simply move into those areas with the best resources and lock the gates to keep us out.

Don T. (Whose newest car in the last twenty years was eight years old when he bought it....Might be able to afford a second hand hybrid by about 2020).