But the vast majority of Land Rovers and Range Rovers sold in this country are diesel. They do more than 12 mpg: It's true that diesel vehicles will do more miles to the gallon than petrol vehicles but the majority of Land Rover's fleet, including diesel Range Rovers and Discoveries, get less than 25 miles per gallon. This is totally unacceptable. Running these vehicles on diesel is not a solution to the damage they are causing to the climate. Land Rover needs to switch production to smaller, lighter cars, more appropriate to their end use

But Road Tax (VED) is already progressive: The difference between what you have to pay for the most efficient family car on the market and the worst gas-guzzlers is only £80 per year. It is not enough to make a difference. Climate change is costing the British tax payer thousands of pounds every year and the drivers of these vehicles should pay for the damage they do

If people can afford a Range Rover they can afford extra tax: Yes, some people will no doubt pay extra tax so they can continue to pollute. But in the US recently, sales of 4x4s have dropped because of the high price of petrol. Simple economics show that fewer people will choose to drive gas-guzzlers if it is more expensive and that way we can start to reduce emissions that are causing climate change

But dishwashers use more CO2 than a Land Rover? (relates to claims made in the Telegraph) Assuming you run your dishwasher everyday, according to the Telegraph's figures you would be emitting 279kg of CO2 a year. A Range Rover driven the annual UK average of 12,000 miles would be pumping out 58 metric tonnes of CO2. So operating a dishwasher would only be worse than driving a Land Rover if you ran 200 dishwashers simultaneously.

Isn't Land Rover a Great British success story? Land Rover is now an American company. It's a shame that Land Rover's reputation for building good, solid working vehicles is being dragged into the gutter by its Amercan parent Ford. Ford have changed Land Rover's direction so that they now seem intent on building gas-guzzling monsters that are completely unsuitable for use in an urban environment

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