Prince Charles, Who Owns 6 Cars, Urges Serfs To Give Up Cars To Save Planet

Prince Charles urges people to abandon car in favour of walking and public transport

The Prince of Wales is urging people to give up their cars in favour of walking and public transport to try to reduce carbon emissions.

By Andrew Pierce
Published: 6:03AM BST 21 Sep 2009

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Prince Charles still drives an Aston Martin given to him by the Queen on his 21st birthday Photo: IAN JONES

The Prince, who has two Jaguars, two Audis, a Range Rover and still drives an Aston Martin given to him by the Queen on his 21st birthday, said developers had a duty to put public transport and the pedestrian at the heart of their housing schemes.

Speaking about the “domination of the car over the pedestrianâ€