ULEZ charge in 2021

[C70R]

Cotty said:

Another car show ruined by ULEZ, I hope it gets overturned at some point.
Bromley Pageant of Motoring 2024 cancelled
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/bexley-and-bromley/ne...

Looks to me like they failed to plan for the ULEZ, and the article says they are looking for locations outside of the ULEZ for next year.

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

[andy43]

C70R said:

Cotty said:

Another car show ruined by ULEZ, I hope it gets overturned at some point.
Bromley Pageant of Motoring 2024 cancelled
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/bexley-and-bromley/ne...

Looks to me like they failed to plan for the ULEZ, and the article says they are looking for locations outside of the ULEZ for next year.

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

Feckless indeed. Don't they know there's a climate emergency? Last thing Saddick wants is a load of old tat belching fumes and ruining his chances of the expansion improving the air quality by more than the <insert number between 1.3 and 5.4 here> % we're all praying for.
https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-...
Fools. They should spend their time deflating Tesla tyres or sitting on pedestrian crossings instead of organising emissions events.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-6789...
Or bring the Pageant to Manchester where Commissioner Burnham has actually seen sense.

[DonkeyApple]

One would think the issue isn't the show cars but the number of non compliant attendee cars? Most of the show cars will be exempt as they don't emit any pollution once they reach 40 years old. Conversely, I imagine a reasonable number of potential ticket purchasers may have been put off by the charge on their car.

One can only feel sorry for the organisers given that they must have all been being held prisoner in a cellar for the last few years hence why they were wholly oblivious to this ULEZ thing.

[swisstoni]

A couple of takeoffs from Heathrow would probably eclipse the whole affair planet-crisis wise.

[DonkeyApple]

swisstoni said:

A couple of takeoffs from Heathrow would probably eclipse the whole affair planet-crisis wise.

You forget that ULEZ has nothing to do with saving the planet but saving children from nazis so they can be more efficiently murdered by knife should they ever venture outside into the fresh air to escape the toxic air in their homes and schools.

[Cotty]

C70R said:

Looks to me like they failed to plan for the ULEZ, and the article says they are looking for locations outside of the ULEZ for next year.

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

The Bromley Pageant of Motoring has been held at Norman Park, Bromley for over 40 years. Even if they had found a new location, the ULEZ has killed the original event.

DonkeyApple said:

One would think the issue isn't the show cars but the number of non compliant attendee cars? Most of the show cars will be exempt as they don't emit any pollution once they reach 40 years old. Conversely, I imagine a reasonable number of potential ticket purchasers may have been put off by the charge on their car.

One can only feel sorry for the organisers given that they must have all been being held prisoner in a cellar for the last few years hence why they were wholly oblivious to this ULEZ thing.

There are lots of classic cars that attend, in the one make parking areas, that are not 40 years old.

[NomduJour]

C70R said:

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

Exactly. They should have just bought everyone a nice EV.

[C70R]

Cotty said:

C70R said:

Looks to me like they failed to plan for the ULEZ, and the article says they are looking for locations outside of the ULEZ for next year.

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

The Bromley Pageant of Motoring has been held at Norman Park, Bromley for over 40 years. Even if they had found a new location, the ULEZ has killed the original event.

Don't be so melodramatic.

There will be an event a couple of miles down the road with the same name next year.

"Killed".

[Cotty]

C70R said:

Don't be so melodramatic.

Can if I want.

[C70R]

Cotty said:

C70R said:

Don't be so melodramatic.

Can if I want.

Aren't you in your 50s/60s?

[C70R]

DonkeyApple said:

One can only feel sorry for the organisers given that they must have all been being held prisoner in a cellar for the last few years hence why they were wholly oblivious to this ULEZ thing.

This was too subtle.

I suspect most stopped at "One can only feel sorry for the organisers...".

[CoolHands]

Ooh.…”Boomer” cuss incoming, depending on his age?

[C70R]

CoolHands said:

Ooh.…”Boomer” cuss incoming, depending on his age?

Someone in their 50s wouldn't be a Baby Boomer.

I was more remarking on how a middle aged man was having a teenage tantrum.

[Cotty]

C70R said:

I was more remarking on how a middle aged man was having a teenage tantrum.

I was merely commenting on the demise of an event. If you wish to put a name to that then thats up to you, knock yourself out.

[valiant]

Cotty said:

C70R said:

Looks to me like they failed to plan for the ULEZ, and the article says they are looking for locations outside of the ULEZ for next year.

I'd direct your anger towards the feckless organisers.

The Bromley Pageant of Motoring has been held at Norman Park, Bromley for over 40 years. Even if they had found a new location, the ULEZ has killed the original event.

DonkeyApple said:

One would think the issue isn't the show cars but the number of non compliant attendee cars? Most of the show cars will be exempt as they don't emit any pollution once they reach 40 years old. Conversely, I imagine a reasonable number of potential ticket purchasers may have been put off by the charge on their car.

One can only feel sorry for the organisers given that they must have all been being held prisoner in a cellar for the last few years hence why they were wholly oblivious to this ULEZ thing.

There are lots of classic cars that attend, in the one make parking areas, that are not 40 years old.

Can run a classic but can’t afford £12.50 once a year?

This is down to the organisers and I imagine most classics shown would be exempt anyway.

[Randy Winkman]

I live down that way and think it's a shame that the event isn't happening. I also don't agree with the expansion in more general terms.

But is it my imagination or have the media (eg The Mail and Telegraph) largely given up on ULEZ and moved on to other things? Or is that just my view of the world?

[valiant]

London centric media have moved on definitely.

It’s not really reported at all now except when some brainless morons blow something up.

Makes you wonder if the Tory mayoral candidate has badly misjudged things by focusing heavily on something that appears to be ‘yesterday’s news’.

[FilH]

valiant said:

Can run a classic but can’t afford £12.50 once a year?

In my case and im sure much the same for others, its not can't afford it. It is being fed up of paying made up taxes, to fund missmanaged businesses ( whilst being told its to save the lungs of children ) so won't be paying a penny to Khan.

[C70R]

FilH said:

valiant said:

Can run a classic but can’t afford £12.50 once a year?

In my case and im sure much the same for others, its not can't afford it. It is being fed up of paying made up taxes, to fund missmanaged businesses ( whilst being told its to save the lungs of children ) so won't be paying a penny to Khan.

So you'd happily "kill" this event, rather than part with £12?

Would it be fair to say you probably didn't care very much about the event in the first place?

[FilH]

C70R said:

So you'd happily "kill" this event, rather than part with £12?

Would it be fair to say you probably didn't care very much about the event in the first place?

The events been killed already due to multiple £12s, along with others.

As for bromley , you right to a point, haven't been to it for over 15yrs. But its more in general , for example, won't be doing anymore ace cafe meets, as i simply wont pay the £12 ( reasons alreay statted)


Fortunately although Im in the ulez zone, I may have got in an out of it undected several times to attand other events.

( Sadly killing lungs as I go, as i haven't paid my money ) yes that statment probably bores the hell out of you, and may or maynot be strictly true, i don't know anymore or care really.