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From: LindyBill7/29/2005 8:51:31 PM
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Toyotal Prius: magical properties?
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By kendra on Transportation

In early July, London's Congestion Charge increased from £5 to £8. Note that the congestion charge is meant to reduce congestion -- e.g. to reduce the absolute number of cars which populate London's streets during the business day.

Meanwhile, billboards have sprung up across the city advertising that Toyota's Prius is exempt from the Congestion Charge. If that isn't enough of a reason to buy your very own, the UK's very own Prince of Wales just purchased a Prius.

I wondered if the Prius possesses magical properties -- akin to the wizards' ability to "Apparate" and "Disapparate" in the Harry Potter books -- which enable it to take up less space than other cars.

But it's far more likely that this is a case of special interest lobbying... since the car produces just as much congestion as any other car on London's streets.
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