Drivers who let engines idle face £40 fine
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Story in this afternoons' Standard.
I don't want to right out the whole article but basically drivers in London (presumable this may well spread over the country) face spot fines if they are caught parked with their engine running. "Pollution Wardens" will soon be able to fine you £40 for leaving the engine running. The scheme is being tried out in Croydon.
"Motorists Against Detection said the latest move was a step to far. It said it would encourage drivers to take calls on hand-held phones while driving instead of stopping at the side of the road."
The article says that commercial vehicles will also be focused on, and buses are top of the hit list.
I'm lost for words
I don't want to right out the whole article but basically drivers in London (presumable this may well spread over the country) face spot fines if they are caught parked with their engine running. "Pollution Wardens" will soon be able to fine you £40 for leaving the engine running. The scheme is being tried out in Croydon.
"Motorists Against Detection said the latest move was a step to far. It said it would encourage drivers to take calls on hand-held phones while driving instead of stopping at the side of the road."
The article says that commercial vehicles will also be focused on, and buses are top of the hit list.
I'm lost for words
Battlecat said:
Story in this afternoons' Standard.
I don't want to right out the whole article but basically drivers in London (presumable this may well spread over the country) face spot fines if they are caught parked with their engine running. "Pollution Wardens" will soon be able to fine you £40 for leaving the engine running. The scheme is being tried out in Croydon.
"Motorists Against Detection said the latest move was a step to far. It said it would encourage drivers to take calls on hand-held phones while driving instead of stopping at the side of the road."
The article says that commercial vehicles will also be focused on, and buses are top of the hit list.
I'm lost for words
Please say this is a wind up?
I agree, lost for words.
Ok here's a thing, how do these people excercise this authority, or rather gain the authority to be able to impose this on the motorist.
If it is that easy to get this ludicrous kind of pointless waste of my f**king tax money, then I shall gain a similar kind of stance and fine anyone that comes within 20 feet of my car that is in any position of council, police etc.
Pollution Wardens? If I EVER encounter one of these, I shall simply remain in neutral, and proceed to sit 200 rpm under the revlimiter. Not idling now you f88king numpty cnut.
Its a little late for an April fools, but thats what the paper says.
I assume the pollution wardens have the same type of authority as parking wardens. It say's
"Hundreds have already been issued with official forms warning they are committing an offence. But soon councils will begin issuing £40 fines, cut to £20 for prompt payment. Offenders must pay in 28 days or face bailiff action."
www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/17798434?source=Evening%20Standard
>> Edited by Battlecat on Friday 8th April 14:53
I assume the pollution wardens have the same type of authority as parking wardens. It say's
"Hundreds have already been issued with official forms warning they are committing an offence. But soon councils will begin issuing £40 fines, cut to £20 for prompt payment. Offenders must pay in 28 days or face bailiff action."
www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/17798434?source=Evening%20Standard
>> Edited by Battlecat on Friday 8th April 14:53
tiga84 said:
Absolutely unbelievable.
Surely these complete twa*s know that turning a car on and off will produce more emissions than leaving it running?
Actually that is not true according to car manufacturers, as one company makes a model that does exactly that, and they claim fuel savings up to 20%.
So does this mean that police cars sitting in laybys with their engines running will be prosecuted?
And Police Helicopters hovering around taking pictures of cars buring about 10 million gallons of aviation fuel (with no CAT i hasten to add) will be prosecuted if spotted being stationary for a couple of minutes..
Its just YET AGAIN another way of boosting treasury pockets in the name of 'some good cause'
Other Political parties may not be great but we've never had this before...
May 5th Vote em out! its the only way we'll keep some control to our lives!
And Police Helicopters hovering around taking pictures of cars buring about 10 million gallons of aviation fuel (with no CAT i hasten to add) will be prosecuted if spotted being stationary for a couple of minutes..
Its just YET AGAIN another way of boosting treasury pockets in the name of 'some good cause'
Other Political parties may not be great but we've never had this before...
May 5th Vote em out! its the only way we'll keep some control to our lives!
m-five said:
So as long as I don't sit with the engine idling I will be not fined?
mmm....
That means I can sit, parked, with my throttle at 100% then safe in the knowledge that I am not polluting
NAHH - just sit there blipping the throttle like a racing/rally driver. Especially if you can get flames out the back...................
does anyone else know where fatty two jags(he's in there somewhere) got this one from? Any other Euro countries? What ever happened to democracy and public consultation? Sorry for political rant but if that cheesy grinning smiley bstrd gets a majority like this one, i'm off to Chile to start a kit car club with some proper dictators.......
Who cares!!
The only people in London are Aussies, Kiwi's, South Africans and asylum seekers. and only the asylum seekers have cars, (given to them by the pinko's) and they are immune to fines and jail etc.
It's just another way of keeping Brits out of their own capital... and hey it works for me.
The only people in London are Aussies, Kiwi's, South Africans and asylum seekers. and only the asylum seekers have cars, (given to them by the pinko's) and they are immune to fines and jail etc.
It's just another way of keeping Brits out of their own capital... and hey it works for me.
Dan said:
Who cares!!
The only people in London are Aussies, Kiwi's, South Africans and asylum seekers. and only the asylum seekers have cars, (given to them by the pinko's) and they are immune to fines and jail etc.
It's just another way of keeping Brits out of their own capital... and hey it works for me.
That must rank as one of the most stupid comments i've ever read. Tosser.
It always seems a little peculiar (therefore rather new labour) that the car driver with ever less polluting cars is under constant pressure not to use the cars and yet the expansion of aircraft flights (who dump out lots of pollution at 20,000 feet) seems to be positively encouraged.
Personally I cannot wait to leave this country for somewhere a little more sane.
Personally I cannot wait to leave this country for somewhere a little more sane.
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