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Porsche is moving ahead with the next stage of its legal challenge against the increased cost of the London congestion charge, seeking a judicial review against Ken Livingstone’s proposal to increase the charge to £25-a-day for vehicles in the highest CO2 emissions band.
The increased charge will effect almost all of Porsche’s current range, only the basic 2.7-litre Boxster and Cayman slip under the 225g/km upper threshold for the £8-a-day charge. After previous legal wrangling, including Porsche’s demand that Livingstone release the results of a poll he had carried out on Londoners’ opinions of the increase, the challenge is now going to court.
Speaking on Porsche’s decision to officially challenge Livingstone, Andy Goss, Managing Director of Porsche Cars GB, said: “We are formally applying for judicial review to challenge the Mayor’s proposals and we are confident we have a strong case.”
The Mayors office will now have 21 days to acknowledge the claim, details of which can be found on Porsche’s own dedicated judicial review site www.porschejudicialreview.co.uk.
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