Hybrids with green number plates?
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I was under the impression that green number plates were reserved for zero emissions vehicles only - i.e. ones that are registered as emitting 0 g/km of carbon dioxide.
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of 71 plate Mercedes plug-in hybrids in my local area - A250e, CLA250e, E Class hybrids etc - all from the same dealership group that all have green number plates. These aren’t EQ models, they’re definitely plug-in hybrids.
Have the rules changed for 2022 or is this dealership making an error?
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of 71 plate Mercedes plug-in hybrids in my local area - A250e, CLA250e, E Class hybrids etc - all from the same dealership group that all have green number plates. These aren’t EQ models, they’re definitely plug-in hybrids.
Have the rules changed for 2022 or is this dealership making an error?
Just for vehicles with zero emissions
It is covered by an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 and applies specifically to “a vehicle to which these regulations apply and which cannot produce any tailpipe emissions;“
It further says that “No other vehicle may display a plate or other device which is green in colour”
So technically illegal if used incorrectly (but unlikely to be enforced…)
It is covered by an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 and applies specifically to “a vehicle to which these regulations apply and which cannot produce any tailpipe emissions;“
It further says that “No other vehicle may display a plate or other device which is green in colour”
So technically illegal if used incorrectly (but unlikely to be enforced…)
Are inappropriate green-banded numberplates becoming the new equivalent of a cheap age-disguising "personal plate"? An addition that a Gerald fits in an attempt to convince his neighbours that he has something more expensive than what he really has, neighbours who haven't even noticed and probably don't care enough to know what it represents?
Perhaps that dealership just knows its market well enough to pre-Gerald its cars before delivery
Perhaps that dealership just knows its market well enough to pre-Gerald its cars before delivery
Jaguar99 said:
Just for vehicles with zero emissions
It is covered by an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 and applies specifically to “a vehicle to which these regulations apply and which cannot produce any tailpipe emissions;“
It further says that “No other vehicle may display a plate or other device which is green in colour”
So technically illegal if used incorrectly (but unlikely to be enforced…)
/EndThreadIt is covered by an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 and applies specifically to “a vehicle to which these regulations apply and which cannot produce any tailpipe emissions;“
It further says that “No other vehicle may display a plate or other device which is green in colour”
So technically illegal if used incorrectly (but unlikely to be enforced…)
Merry said:
Not really. I didn't get any choice, my car came with them. I dont fancy spending the £20 to change them.
Nothing wrong with a ZEV wearing green-band plates. I don't have an EV but having seen enough ICE cars blocking charger spaces I think it's fair enough to make EVs more obvious to shame people into parking in appropriate spaces.
Merry said:
Not really. I didn't get any choice, my car came with them. I dont fancy spending the £20 to change them.
First thing I did last week when I got my Model 3 home was replace the plates to remove that awful green banner.Granted I was also fitting my own registration and also ditching the terrible plate holders, but I specifically got my new plates made sans green strip.
DarrenFromLeeds said:
How green is an EV really? Does the electric come from burning dinosaur juice? What about all the emissions that go into production? I bet there is no solar power only production factory. My diesel has zero emissions when it’s parked. May be I should get a green tag.
Well, disregarding the obtuse and argumentative tone of your post, around 43% of UK energy generation was renewable in 2021. However its pretty commonly understood that the best thing EVs manage is better localised air quality as at least if using fossil-fuel based electricity, the consumption is in a single location (or handful of locations) where carbon capture and storage is logistically possible, unlike on your filthy diesel’s tailpipe.DarrenFromLeeds said:
How green is an EV really? Does the electric come from burning dinosaur juice? What about all the emissions that go into production? I bet there is no solar power only production factory. My diesel has zero emissions when it’s parked. May be I should get a green tag.
I have never seen these points before on an EV discussion. Thanks for flagging them up. donkmeister said:
Are inappropriate green-banded numberplates becoming the new equivalent of a cheap age-disguising "personal plate"? An addition that a Gerald fits in an attempt to convince his neighbours that he has something more expensive than what he really has, neighbours who haven't even noticed and probably don't care enough to know what it represents?
Perhaps that dealership just knows its market well enough to pre-Gerald its cars before delivery
His neighbours probably just think he is celebrating St Patrick’s day Perhaps that dealership just knows its market well enough to pre-Gerald its cars before delivery
DarrenFromLeeds said:
How green is an EV really? Does the electric come from burning dinosaur juice? What about all the emissions that go into production? I bet there is no solar power only production factory. My diesel has zero emissions when it’s parked. May be I should get a green tag.
Here we go again, wrong thread and yes there are clean factories* making EVs BMW made a big hooha about it at launch, no doubt other may do as well.- as clean as is possible.
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