Congestion Charge

[Takeshi]

Bought the PC magazine today and a small article chats about a motor showbeing cancelled due to the charges, foremost that is in 2010, if you wish to enter Central London this rule applys:

Diesel-powered vehicles which weigh 1500KG or more unladen, made before 2001, which do not comply with new legislation on emmisions will be charged £100 a day to do so, unless the vehicle is upgraded to meet new rules.

 

£100?! Seriously, I can see classic cars being screwed in a few years

[5hane]

CRAP !!! i live in the low emission zone im screwed before i can even drive

 

edit: is it only diesel?

[Takeshi]

It'll only effect van-sized vehicles and so on, but with the way its going with this emmisons lark, its really starting to worry me whats gonna happen to us lot.

 

Edit: Yes diesel. At the moment

[5hane]

 

they will have to transport ace cafe out side the m25

 

 

thinking about it, theres alot of people in high places who own old car collections, one the queen lol! maby itsa rumer ?

[FredTransit]

This is not the Congestion Charge, it's the Low Emission Zone, and it's already in for vehicles over 3.5 tons. Cars are not affected.

 

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default.aspx

 

The reason that show was probably cancelled is because of the tow and flatbed trucks that carry the cars would not comply. That's why the Enfield Pageant will be moving to a new site next year.

[Takeshi]

Ok my bad about the low emmisons zone thingy, but I find it ridiculous to be honest. They seem to think people have money coming out there ar$e.

[5hane]

the company i work for HAD to pay £3000 to bring there flat bed up to standares and it isnt too old

[FredTransit]

Oh really? Try operating a fleet of Mk2 transits from within the zone. I am stocking up on pintos. The tax exempt ones are going diesel just to spite TFL (tax exempt = LEZ exempt). Do you think they would notice if I registered a D series as petrol??

[FredTransit]

the company i work for HAD to pay £3000 to bring there flat bed up to standares and it isnt too old

 

Too old for what? If its registered after 2003 it complies (for the minute, Euro 5 is coming in in 2010). Did your company run it through the vehicle checker on the TFL website?

[5hane]

the company i work for HAD to pay £3000 to bring there flat bed up to standares and it isnt too old

 

Too old for what? If its registered after 2003 it complies (for the minute, Euro 5 is coming in in 2010). Did your company run it through the vehicle checker on the TFL website?

 

 

not tooo old, but isnt that old

 

it was defo built before 2000 (so it isnt that old for one of these truck things)

[FredTransit]

Fair enough, if it was before 2000 then it would not be compliant. The only thing is, it will have to have a VOSA test and pass EVERY year to be compliant. This is aside from the plate test. Can somebody explain why one city in the UK can decide to have higher emissions standard than the rest of the UK?

Oh, and if anybody is thinking cos they don't live in or near London it doesn't apply to them, you can bet it's coming to a city near you! There is money to be made with this, it's never about the environment, it's about the money.....

[Takeshi]

Apparently, I think its Edingborough, some place North, want to ban cars older than 1998(?) from the town centre.

[FredTransit]

Bloody ell I hadn't heard that, I know some cities are planning on making congestion charging schemes

[Takeshi]

Bristol has been trying it for ages, it'll happen eventually though. Especially with this new Cabot Circus opening next month.

[evil knievel]

if they do that we could turn OSF into a car manufacturer.

 

we would make "new" old skool fords and reregister them... can't ban '08 plate fuel chugging rust buckets from the town centre

 

but seriously its all very ridiculous, congestion charge costs us a bloody fortune (especially when we forget to pay it!!)

 

 

in fact i have to pay it now.

[Takeshi]

OR get a Q plate Would that work? Lol.

[FredTransit]

I thought of that, I don't think it does. I am trying to find an appropriate vehicle (Mk5 transit, 1995 ish, diesel) with a Q plate. I thought I had one (saw it on an ice cream van) but I might have taken the number down wrong, it said details not found. A mate said he saw a Q plate on a van on ebay, he ran it through TFL and it said not compliant.

[evil knievel]

Q, O and I plates never existed I thought??

 

[FredTransit]

Q plates are issued to kit cars, stolen recovered (where the insurance gets the number plate), imported cars that have no proof of age and vehicles that are made of parts from several years.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... =p3907.m29

[evil knievel]

I understand, thanks.