London's T-Charge & LPG

[yosini]

Heard about this on the radio this morning as we commuted into central London in an Interceptor. Not that it's a daily commute, and we were travelling in as a family but it did make me wonder, as I have done over the years, about converting to LPG. Our T25 is LPG only and is wonderful - filling up for 25 quid and the look on the MOT testers face each year when the exhaust probe reads zero and they wonder if their machine is broken. When the congestion zone charge was first introduced LPG vehicles were exempt, rightfully so as it was meant to reduce pollution among other things, but that was soon dropped. I wonder if these new pollution-centric initiatives will re-look at exempting LPG vehicles?

Luckily I don't drive into the congestion zone very often, so infrequently that when I do I generally forget to pay until a few days later when it is too late to back date it and all you can do is wait for the £65 fine. A quick check online exempts the Interceptor from the T-Charge anyway, still fancy converting it though - anyone done a big V8 LPG conversion on here? apparently 10% reduction in power (not a problem), increase in running temp (not a problem at the mo), need to find space (the spare wheel is suitably positioned to replace and then just carry some tyre-weld), good for the environment - all sounds wise to me.

Cheers

Joe

[yosini]

Hi Dave,

Wow, that is what I call a reply! Amazing, and exactly what I was looking for - even more so as I have an early AJP engined Cerbera which I'd love to convert - probably more complex than the Chim though... Good to know it is not only possible, but makes so much sense on all levels.

Thanks for the reply - I'm occasionally around at TVR events so I'll try to catch up with you in more detail at some point.

happy new year

Cheers

Joe