EU directive to cull over 15 year old cars
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A500leroy said:
What ever happened to this, did it get through legislation?
Should all us older car users be upgrading shortly?
( For those that didn't know about this, any car that's been in a accident or anything over 15 that needs any kind of repair would have to be scrapped)
It was knee-jerk internet bShould all us older car users be upgrading shortly?
( For those that didn't know about this, any car that's been in a accident or anything over 15 that needs any kind of repair would have to be scrapped)
ks, and was never even intended. Quite the opposite.The European Union has no plans to ban the repair of cars over 15 years old. The Council of Europe’s draft law makes no mention of a ban on car repairs or of “cars more than 15 years old”. The draft law aims to make the vehicle life cycle more sustainable and to clarify the requirements for the production and disposal of cars. Contrary to what is claimed, one of the aims of the draft is to facilitate the repair and re-use of cars.
A500leroy said:
What ever happened to this, did it get through legislation?
Should all us older car users be upgrading shortly?
( For those that didn't know about this, any car that's been in a accident or anything over 15 that needs any kind of repair would have to be scrapped)
You've been influenced by those stories that misrepresent the proposed legislation. See this fact check from earlier this year. In essence, the proposal is still a proposal and not yet a law. Should all us older car users be upgrading shortly?
( For those that didn't know about this, any car that's been in a accident or anything over 15 that needs any kind of repair would have to be scrapped)
A European Commission proposal on regulating end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) -- those already considered waste -- was misrepresented online as a plan by Brussels to "ban" the repair of cars over 15 years old. But the text of the bill filed in July 2023 contained no such provision.
Multiple officials and a lawyer separately told AFP the proposed measure aimed to prevent irreparable vehicles from being illegally sold as second-hand cars.
However, a review of the proposed regulation uploaded in the EU website here found no provision about banning vehicles over 15 years old (archived link).
"This 15-year period does not exist in the text," Emma Babin, an environmental and energy lawyer with Gossement Avocats in France, told AFP on January 25 (archived link).
European Commission spokesman Adalbert Jahnz similarly told AFP on January 22: "We have not proposed anything in this text specifically relating to cars over 15 years old."
According to the text of the proposal, one of its aims was "reducing the negative environmental impacts linked to the design, production, service life and end-of-life treatment of vehicles".
Over six million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their life and are treated as waste every year, the EU said in a note on its website. These ELVs can cause environmental problems when not properly managed (archived link).
"You can always repair your car if you want to, even if it is not cost-effective," a representative for the European Commission in Romania told AFP in response to similar claims circulating in the country.
"But if you own a broken car that is beyond repair, the proposed regulation would specify that you must dispose of it responsibly by sending it to a treatment plant for scrapping rather than, for example, leaving it to rust in the countryside or even in your garage, where it can leak toxic substances and waste precious resources," the representative added.
The bill also aimed to define what would count as "technically irreparable" vehicles.
among the criteria include whether the vehicle was "in pieces or undressed", "welded" or "completely burnt". A vehicle was also considered technically irreparable if "its repair requires the replacement of the engine, gearbox, bodywork or chassis, resulting in the loss of the vehicle's original identity".
The purpose of these definitions was to "put an end to a particular type of fraud," the European Commission representative in Romania told AFP, explaining that many vehicles from the EU are being illegally exported and sold as "second-hand cars" when they are no longer usable.
"According to our study assessing the current legislation, lack of clarity on what constitutes a 'scrap' car is one of the biggest loopholes used by unscrupulous operators to circumvent EU legislation."
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34LE86A
Hoofy said:
A500leroy said:
Bloody Geoff buys cars...
Let him and his subs know he's talking ste to manipulate people into watching his videos so he earns money. Fear is a great way of getting people to watch online content.A500leroy said:
Hoofy said:
A500leroy said:
Bloody Geoff buys cars...
Let him and his subs know he's talking ste to manipulate people into watching his videos so he earns money. Fear is a great way of getting people to watch online content.ks unless you've seen actual verifiable, unfakeable evidence or it isn't relevant in your life so either way is fine in your day to day life. Ask yourself if they benefit financially from it. If they do, chances are it's bks."Geoff buys cars" makes money when you watch his videos. He has to say stuff that creates fear and makes you want to watch.
Cold said:
Was the thumbnail a picture of him holding his head in his hands and making a face?
Or a shocked face.
That's a red flag, isn't it. If you're likely to click on a thumbnail of a face expressing a fake emotion, you're likely to fall for whatever they say cf. hairy Russell Brand thumbnails.
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