Suckin' Diesel

Amsterdam and Tilburg are to be the first cities to ban Diesel cars from certain parts of the city in an attempt to keep pollution levels within check. On top of this, Terrain vehicles will no longer be granted parking permits for either of the cities, to discourage their usage. It's a move that's been waiting to happen for a while now. Although I had rather anticipated the first step to have been a raise/equalisation of Diesel and Petrol prices throughout Europe, following Britain's lead. Having said that, the rise in diesel prices in itself seems insufficient to discourage people from buying such as it is still more economical to run them than a petrol car...


Also... has there ever been ANY campaign to inform people WHY diesel cars are to be discouraged? I certainly can't remember any. So far it's been up to the individual to try and find out. Which, let's face it... is too much to ask of the general population and is a big flaw in ecogroup strategy. Feel free to refresh my memory.