Shafted By The Powers That Be
Discussion
WhoseGeneration said:
Politicians are paid enough such that the effects of their leglisation doesn't affect them.
They then bask in their self satisfied smugness, knowing that those beneath them have to conform to their leglisation.
Good gig for those that get it.
You want me to show you the 1mm of soot that gathers on my windows every week from old bangers ? They then bask in their self satisfied smugness, knowing that those beneath them have to conform to their leglisation.
Good gig for those that get it.
This is a good thing for living in urban areas , can't put a price on my f
king lungs can you ? And if you think that's right then your a fkin moron 
mightymouse said:
Marf said:
I think the fact that politicans don't tend to use commercial vehicles is why this legislation doesnt effect them.
Therefore we are shafted / pay for it in any way
Sorry, I realise it's poor form not to criticise politicians round here at the moment.
If you can show that your vehicle isn't actually one of those effected you can get taken off the list.
They had my surf as 4x4 utility vehicle which would have been charged £100 a day, a quick letter and a phone call and I had it changed by the DVLA to be an estate car and it was sorted.
No more £100 fee for me.
It might be a 4wd vehicle, but it's also the same category as a Q5, X5, XC90 or any of the other 4x4 cars or estates that people own.
There's a problem with bad categories on the charge that don't necessarily reflect the purpose of the vehicle – iyswim.
Not sure if this will help the OP though.
Maximum Bobs said:
neutral 3 said:
I beleive that at every exit point on the 25 ,into Londineum ,a frigging camera monitors every vehicles reg no . Anything Diesel that isn't on their F data base then gets an automated £ 1,000 fine ?
No, not all of inside the M25 falls within the LEZ. There's a map linked in my last reply. 
I must admit, I didn't expect the area to be so extensive.
I think the argument was that a commercial van is driven around all day from site to site, whereas a personal car is often just driven to and from work.
So even if the personal car is a bit more smokey than the commercial van it's driven less and puts out less nastiness over a day or week.
neutral 3 said:
Well I didn't vote for them ....
Just been quoted 3 Grand to have my Van " converted " so it meets this lots emission target . What a frigging joke ! From Jan I can no longer venture within the M25 else I give this lot £100 per day of my hard earned . My vehicles value has now hit rock bottom and no help from this bunch towards the 3 grand I have to somehow find , or see if a 2003 Engine can be fitted . Anyone else being shafted ?
whilst I sympathise that it's a big chunk of money to find in the current climate and despite the fact that I don't entirely agree with the LEZ why have you left it so late to do something about it?Just been quoted 3 Grand to have my Van " converted " so it meets this lots emission target . What a frigging joke ! From Jan I can no longer venture within the M25 else I give this lot £100 per day of my hard earned . My vehicles value has now hit rock bottom and no help from this bunch towards the 3 grand I have to somehow find , or see if a 2003 Engine can be fitted . Anyone else being shafted ?
LEZ signs have been up for at least three years on all main roads into London so it's not as if it's been introduced over night
sleep envy said:
whilst I sympathise that it's a big chunk of money to find in the current climate and despite the fact that I don't entirely agree with the LEZ why have you left it so late to do something about it?
LEZ signs have been up for at least three years on all main roads into London so it's not as if it's been introduced over night
It's only very recently that most of the fitters/suppliers of the filters have actually had any available - chap next door to me has been ringing around for the best part of a year to get his camper fitted with one and nowhere has the parts available. It's been a shambolic affair from the start.....LEZ signs have been up for at least three years on all main roads into London so it's not as if it's been introduced over night
neutral 3 said:
Well I didn't vote for them ....
Just been quoted 3 Grand to have my Van " converted " so it meets this lots emission target . What a frigging joke ! From Jan I can no longer venture within the M25 else I give this lot £100 per day of my hard earned . My vehicles value has now hit rock bottom and no help from this bunch towards the 3 grand I have to somehow find , or see if a 2003 Engine can be fitted . Anyone else being shafted ?
What van is it (couldn't see it in your profile) and have you had a look to see how much an engine from a Euro 3 compliant one would cost?Just been quoted 3 Grand to have my Van " converted " so it meets this lots emission target . What a frigging joke ! From Jan I can no longer venture within the M25 else I give this lot £100 per day of my hard earned . My vehicles value has now hit rock bottom and no help from this bunch towards the 3 grand I have to somehow find , or see if a 2003 Engine can be fitted . Anyone else being shafted ?
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff