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Low emission zone in London
S188:
If its a car like a disco is, it shouldn't matter what weight it is; it wont be affected by the LEZ. It is only for comercal diesel vehicles at the moment. That will surely change to include cars and petrol's when they have tested it on the current vehicles and it works alright.
The way it affects me (which isn't much as I don't live down there) is I won't be able to use the Syncro to visit mates from 2010 as being a van/camper it won't comply (handy for any camper van owners planning to visit the Olympics/London in general or most likely, by Londoners trying to LEAVE London rather than drive round it. Well done Ken.
My revenge will be my alternative...As I won't be able to use the van I'll have to use the landy (if I ever bother to go to London). Might be exempt anyway as its a proper Station Wagon therefore a car? but as its pre 73 and therefore "historic", its exempt from the LEZ. Can't wait to floor that engine through London as I'm sure it'll spit out worse stuff (2.25D) than the more efficient 1.6TD in the back of the banned van!
If you don't live in London and want an old diesel commercial. The London area will be a good place to buy them cheep soon! Get your discount 7ton truck now! Cheep defender Tdi's to follow in a couple of years.
CaptainColourful:
--- Quote from: S188 on January 06, 2008, 23:40:04 ---The way it affects me (which isn't much as I don't live down there) is I won't be able to use the Syncro to visit mates from 2010 as being a van/camper it won't comply (handy for any camper van owners planning to visit the Olympics/London in general or most likely, by Londoners trying to LEAVE London rather than drive round it. Well done Ken.
My revenge will be my alternative...As I won't be able to use the van I'll have to use the landy (if I ever bother to go to London). Might be exempt anyway as its a proper Station Wagon therefore a car? but as its pre 73 and therefore "historic", its exempt from the LEZ. Can't wait to floor that engine through London as I'm sure it'll spit out worse stuff (2.25D) than the more efficient 1.6TD in the back of the banned van!
If you don't live in London and want an old diesel commercial. The London area will be a good place to buy them cheep soon! Get your discount 7ton truck now! Cheep defender Tdi's to follow in a couple of years.
--- End quote ---
Thank God I live "oop north" and have no intention of ever driving in the smoke ... maybe Ken is trying not to drive in the smoke too ? Pity he doesn't have to drive himself, then he might realise what a pratt he is !
Disco Matt:
Time to hunt down that pre-'73 Rangie I think... :twisted:
3.5 V8, exempt from tax, historic vehicle so exempt from LEZ - should do a wonderful job of getting right up their noses!
narked:
The impression I got was that (initially at least), it's only applicable to commercial vehicles, ie HGVs, coaches, minibuses, vans, and yes, car-derived vans. "Commercial" bodied vehicles (ie anything that doesn't have windows in the back) will fall into it. And therefore if I decide to take my Disco into London, I'll be charged £100 per day for the "privilege", regardless of the fact it isn't used commercially.
I don't however have any desire to take it into London, round Manchester is bad enough!
EDIT: Just checked my reg on the website, and I'm exempt until 04/10/2010, then I would have to pay the charge.
Cal:
I'm pretty sure it's commercial vehicles - so a disco commercial or H/T 90s and 110s will be clobbered. It means if I get a HT 90 in the summer, eventually I will be charge £100 to drive from my girlfriends house to my parents house, all becuase of a narrow corridor of LEZ near Chessington...
Surely not just a money spinning idea...
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