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Drivers are being hit with a ‘green’ tax of up to £391 a year as part of sky-high charges simply to park in their own streets. The fees – which grade cars according to their carbon dioxide emissions – come as motorists across the country face rises of up to 400 per cent for their annual permit. Councils are also raising millions by ramping up pay-and-display charges and visitor permit prices above the rate of inflation, a survey revealed. Additionally, the hours during which drivers must pay are being extended in some areas to include evenings, Sundays and bank holidays. More than half of local authorities have raised charges in the past year, by an average of nearly 50 per cent.  More