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As a disinterested party, I can't believe that anyone is seriously
suggesting this

The N/S Circular area isn't like the central area where everyone inside it
is moderately well off, or lives in a bubble where they can walk/bus to
whatever service that they need.

People who live in the "Circular" area, are people in normal employment with
lives that mean that they have to have a car.

and an annual tax of 5,475 pounds to own one, is bloody ridiculous

If the local councillors suggested this they would be out on their ears at
the next election

It's only because Boris is a Tory, and most of the affected LAs are
Labour/LibDem run that he has a hope of getting away with this politically

but it's still a bag of nonsense socially.

OTOH, I can't help but agree that the free travel for under 18s and over 60s
is far too generous, and is ripe to be cut back (even further)