Re: Clobbered for £2500 to £4000 to make van comply with the new Low Emission Zone!!?? Any advice or ways round for making it compliant?

On 31 Aug, 17:36, Chris Whelan <cawhe...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
tenby wrote:
Hi,

I have received a letter saying that my Mercedes van will not be
allowed inside London (i.e. within the M25 motorway) as of July 2008.

This is because of the introduction of the new Londonwide 'Low
Emission Zone', which affects most vehicles over 2.5 tonnes.

That's annoying since I live in London.

[...]

ITYF you will be allowed to use your vehicle inside the LEZ unmodified, but
you will be subjected to a daily charge.


er....the daily charge is £100 !!!!! That's a ban. [Thanks for the
sympathy by the way : ) ]

All the information is here:

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

My sympathies, BTW. I really feel that motorhomes should have been exempt.

Chris

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