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Mayor of London demands cut in motoring taxes

  Monday, 28 February 2011

Campaigners for a fuel stabiliser will have been surprised to receive the backing of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson over the Government’s rising motoring costs.

Writing in his regular Daily Telegraph column, Johnson has increased pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron and is the most senior Conservative to date to call a halt to the ‘war’ on motorists.

“If I were the Government, I would think seriously about that fuel duty stabiliser, because when it costs more to fill your tank than to fly to Rome, something is seriously wrong,” he said.

Since his appointment as Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has also actively invested in measures to reduce the cost of travel. His most ambitious scheme was to store charging points for electric cars, but their introduction is still some way off.

The crippling cost of motoring for many UK motorists has forced them to consider alternative methods of cost-effective driving. Salvaged and damaged cars for sale are one consideration for drivers who know their spark plug from their core pack. These are vehicles that have been damaged but can be restored to become legally roadworthy as opposed to Category B vehicles that are effectively write-offs.

Not only are these cheaper to acquire than a vehicle on a used car forecourt, there is a growing market for used car parts. Recycled spare parts are cleaned and tested to legal standards. There are used car parts available to supply almost any part for any vehicle. Many breakers yards store vehicles for recycling parts as well as entirely scrapping vehicles that come to the end of its life due to natural wear and tear.

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