Green Party plans to reduce the speed limit on Britain’s motorways to 55mph under Zack Polanski’s ‘war on motorists’

The Green Party wants to reduce the speed limit on Britain’s motorways to just 55mph as part of Zack Polanski’s plan to launch a ‘war on drivers’.

Newly revealed proposals show driving taxes would be ‘gradually increased’ while parking spaces would be ‘steadily reduced’ in a bid to keep people off the roads.

The policies, seen by the Daily Mail, also state that drivers will have to retake their driving test every five years because ‘driving is a privilege, not a right’.

Under the plans, speed limits on motorways and dual carriageways will be reduced by 15 mph and controversial Welsh-style 20 mph limits will be introduced in all residential areas.

Conservatives accused Polanski of waging a ‘war on drivers’ and said the Green leader wanted to ‘make the car slower, more expensive and in many cases impossible’.

But the Greens stood behind the policies, claiming ‘evidence-based measures’ would reduce road traffic accidents and save drivers on fuel costs.

Zack Polanski poses for a photo with Gorton and Denton Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer on Jan. 30

The Green Party’s official transport policy says: ‘On major roads outside built-up areas, the maximum permitted speed limit will be 55 mph to maximize fuel use efficiency as well as improving safety.’

Mr Polanski’s party, if in government, would pursue a deliberate policy of travel ‘demand management’, with the primary aim of reducing ‘the speed and volume of motor traffic’.

As part of this, the policy adds: ‘Road fuel tax is a key factor encouraging users to be more conscious of their mileage and opt for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. ‘The Greens will gradually increase road fuel duty.’

It also states that driving tests will be made ‘more comprehensive and stringent’ and that these will be ‘taken at regular intervals (e.g. 5 years) to ensure drivers remain competent’.

And Mr Polanski plans to ‘steadily reduce’ the amount of parking available and make people pay to park outside their own homes, on the grounds that ‘parking is not a right enjoyed by any motorist on the road’.

The policy says: ‘The Green Party will change and enforce planning rules to steadily reduce parking requirements.’

Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden accused Polanski of being ‘out of touch’ with the public and said the plans would be a ‘green light for madness’.

Driving taxes would be ‘gradually increased’ while parking spaces would be ‘steadily reduced’ in a bid to keep people off the roads, under newly revealed proposals.

Mr Polanski’s party, if in government, would pursue a deliberate policy of travel ‘demand management’, with the primary aim of reducing ‘the speed and volume of motor traffic’.

He said: ‘This will increase costs for working families and bring the country to a standstill. It’s completely irrelevant to how people live.

‘Only the Conservatives will stand with the drivers, protect your freedom of movement and keep Britain moving.’

It comes after the Mail revealed illegal immigrants would be given a free home and paid without having to work under the Greens’ ‘world without borders’ plan.

Mr Polanski’s party also plans to legalize all drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, because they ‘enhance human relationships and human creativity’.

And there will be severe cuts to Britain’s armed forces and the nuclear deterrent will be scrapped under Green’s official ‘non-aggressive defense strategy’.

Former Green Party leader Baroness Natalie Bennett said: ‘The Green Party’s transport policy focuses on making public transport reliable, available, affordable and of high quality.

‘The evidence shows that many people would choose public transport if it was more convenient and better value. ‘As well as this, the Greens support evidence-based measures to reduce road traffic accidents and improve fuel efficiency, helping to reduce costs for drivers.’