3 Of My Vehicles Are Now Worthless.... Petition Anyone ?

[neutral 3]

Just had a letter through re one of my diesel vehicles saying that from Jan 12 this Friggin Gov will be charging me £100 Quid per day if I dare venture within the M25......

This is going to crucify me....I am also expecting letters re my Tow Car Discovery and a light truck that I run for another business. My valuable assets are now going to be worthless and almost unsalable .
Any one know more about this ?

[Alfa numeric]

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

I'm guessing everything you need to know is here.

[BlueMR2]

There is more to the uk than just london.

Try selling your vehicles somewhere else away from the lez.

[Huntsman]

I fell for people that are falling foul of this, on the other hand I am about to pick up a good deal on a pair of cummins diesels for my boat!

[sim16v]

Can I have the Discovery please?

[NHK244V]

I got my letter through yesterday. not that it suprised me, it's been all over the TV, radio and the web for the last year or so !

[a8hex]

So, what they are saying is that if you have a 4x4 between 1.205 and 3.5 tons then you're screwed?

Hmmmm
1.205 seems an odd choice? does someone in charge own a 4x4 that weights in at 1.2 tons and doesn't want to pay?

Maybe you just need a bigger 4x4. It its over 3.5tons your in the clear

Thats like the letter I got from the Minister saying it was illegal for me to carry my kids in the car with a seat belt but OK for me to remove the seat belts and then carry them.

[Terminator X]

Only a matter of time before cars get dragged in too though another example of the Govt ripping off car / vehicle owners imho.

TX.

[jms700]

sell them up in scotland no worries up here

[neutral 3]

Och aye the noooo..... Looks like I will have to....

[mybrainhurts]

Terminator X said:

Only a matter of time before cars get dragged in too though another example of the Govt ripping off car / vehicle owners imho.

TX.

Government..? It's loons in charge of London, innit...?

[varsas]

a8hex said:

So, what they are saying is that if you have a 4x4 between 1.205 and 3.5 tons then you're screwed?

No. Most 4x4's are not affected by the LEZ. Most of the vehicles that are affected by the LEZ are 2WD.

OP; it's quite unlikely your discovery will be affected, unless it's one of the rare commercial versions. Does it have rear doors/windows? If so it's almost certainly not affected.

To tell for sure there is a registration plate checked somewhere, but basically if your car is not registered as a commercial vehicle it will not be affected. If it is a commercial vehicle it may be affected.

Edited by varsas on Wednesday 7th September 08:33

[neutral 3]

Confusion, confusion, just spoken to a Professional Breakdown driver and he reckons that both my 300 TDI Discovery ( 5 door version ) my Ldv Tipper Truck , a 2000 model with Banana Transit engine and my 96 Ducato 1.9 Tdi Van ( which is the one their Letter covers ) are All affected !!!

Any ideas ?

[Tyre Tread]

neutral 3 said:

...Professional Breakdown driver and he reckons ....

Any ideas ?

Really, how long did he study to get his professional qualifications?

He may not be the best person to ask.

[neutral 3]

Well... He employs 6 people, been running his co for years and has a nice collection of our sort of cars....

[Thesaint01708]

Link for checking VRM

[cortinacity]

sorry to interupt the discussion thread, please accept my apology, I was trying to contact Neautral 3 re a Cortina GXL. Being a new member i cant email just yet, and was hoping to act quick on an abandoned car he mentioned. I think I can save it and would need his help loading it etc. could he call or mail me, ill seperate out my number just so it does not get listed on google,

0 7 9 8 9 5 5 11 13 its Pete cortina.

once again sorry that ive interupted thread, im panicking on saving the car.
genuine enthusiast, likes challenges! its the buzz of saving it not the cost for me.

[Tyre Tread]

neutral 3 said:

Well... He employs 6 people, been running his co for years and has a nice collection of our sort of cars....

And your point is?

[Thesaint01708]

cortinacity said:

sorry to interupt the discussion thread, please accept my apology, I was trying to contact Neautral 3 re a Cortina GXL. Being a new member i cant email just yet, and was hoping to act quick on an abandoned car he mentioned. I think I can save it and would need his help loading it etc. could he call or mail me, ill seperate out my number just so it does not get listed on google,

07989551113 its Pete cortina.

once again sorry that ive interupted thread, im panicking on saving the car.
genuine enthusiast, likes challenges! its the buzz of saving it not the cost for me.

EFG

[Fast Bug]

neutral 3 said:

Confusion, confusion, just spoken to a Professional Breakdown driver and he reckons that both my 300 TDI Discovery ( 5 door version ) my Ldv Tipper Truck , a 2000 model with Banana Transit engine and my 96 Ducato 1.9 Tdi Van ( which is the one their Letter covers ) are All affected !!!

Any ideas ?

Well he's wrong on the Disco, it's only commercial vehicles that are liable for the charge. I'm fairly sure you'll need to move the LDV and Fiat on to someone outside of London. It's not news though, it's been looming forever and they've not kept it quiet.