每日10英镑 伦敦向老旧车辆征收'毒气费'

Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles now have to pay almost twice as much to drive in central London.

如今，司机在伦敦市中心驾驶较老旧、污染更严重的车辆所须支付的费用几乎翻倍。

Mayor Sadiq Khan's 10 pounds T-Charge, or "toxicity charge", which mainly applies to diesel and petrol vehicles registered before 2006, has come into force.

伦敦市长萨迪克·汗提出的10英镑的“毒气费”于近日正式生效，课征对象主要是在2006年前注册的柴油车和汽油车。

It covers the same area as the existing congestion charge zone, bumping up the cost to 21.5 pounds for those affected.

毒气费的征收区域与现有的拥堵费的征收区域重叠，将受影响司机的应纳税费增至21.5英镑。

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The measure is the latest attempt by Khan to improve air quality in the city and, according to the mayor's office, will affect 34,000 motorists a month.

此举是萨迪克为改善伦敦空气质量做出的最新尝试。市长办公室称，毒气费每月将影响3.4万名司机。

Speaking on the Today program, Khan said: "We've got a health crisis in London caused by the poor quality air. Roughly speaking each year more than 9,000 Londoners die prematurely because of the poor quality air."

萨迪克在《今日》节目上表示：“糟糕的空气质量在伦敦引发了一场健康危机。粗略地讲，每年有9000多名伦敦人因为空气质量差而过早死亡。”

Opponents said the scheme would "disproportionately penalize London's poorest drivers".

反对者称，这一制度对“伦敦最贫穷的司机来说是极为不利的”。