Drivers to be paid £3,000 a year to give up their cars to save environment

Motorists will be paid up to £3,000 to leave their car at home and take a bus or ride a bike in government plan to cut congestion and air pollution Motorists will be given cash credit for public transport and electric cars  They will have to hand over their cars for a period in a bid to reduce emissions  Trial, which will take place in Coventry, could be rolled out nationwide  

By Lara Keay For Mailonline

Published: 08:24 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 08:25 GMT, 23 March 2019

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Drivers who promise to give up their cars will be given £3,000 a year as part of a scheme to reduce pollution.

A pilot scheme, which will be launched in Coventry, West Midlands, later this year, will see motorists given cash credits for public transport, electric car and bike hire.

Those who agree to leave their cars at home are set to gain as much as £3,000 a year, according to a report in The Times.  

Drivers who promise to give up their cars will be given £3,000 a year as part of a scheme to reduce pollution

Drivers who promise to give up their cars will be given £3,000 a year as part of a scheme to reduce pollution

The plans were approved by the West Midlands Combined Authority on Friday and will see

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