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Gizmo
PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 16:44 
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Its started..... :shock:

If this is picked up in the rest of the EU I wouldn't hold out much hope the the residual value on your old diesel family car.

Could result in an influx of cheap left hand drive cars into the UK in the mean time though.

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A recent meeting of local authorities in Germany brought news that almost almost all metropolitan districts in Germany are planning some type of control over the movement of older diesel vehicles not equipped with particulate filters. Berlin and Frankfurt reportedly plan complete bans on such vehicles, according to the Bild newspaper of 13 August, though such moves would have to be sanctioned within a federal German transport policy.

The federal government decided last week to introduce a new regime covering urban air pollution to Bundestag at the end of this month. Urban centres would be required to limit airborne fine particulate matter to within an average 50mg per cubic metre for all but 35 days of the year. Small business interests are reported to be concerned about the effect of bans or limits on diesel vehicle traffic on business deliveries.



http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/industry_news

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Wasn't/isn't Ken Livingstone trying to ban vehicles over 12 years old from the London congestion zone?
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Capri2.8i wrote:
Wasn't/isn't Ken Livingstone trying to ban vehicles over 12 years old from the London congestion zone?

Doesn't the London to Brighton Veteran Car run start within the zone? Mind you, he might want to ban that is it is celebrating the Emancipation of the Motorist :o

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Capri2.8i wrote:
Wasn't/isn't Ken Livingstone trying to ban vehicles over 12 years old from the London congestion zone?

Well that's most of the buses gone then :lol:

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Gixxer wrote:
Capri2.8i wrote:
Wasn't/isn't Ken Livingstone trying to ban vehicles over 12 years old from the London congestion zone?

Well that's most of the buses gone then :lol:



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But rather think ist because of old Ossie cars. :roll:

But when I lived in Leipzig some year ago.. (ist undter Stasis :yikes: Was not a pleasant experience :shock: )

Und even more interesting was the Trabi they let me as "guest" drive around..... ist only time I ever recall feeling that car controlled me und not me it...

This Trabi - und I remember mit shudder was palest blue naff colour und was fibre glass und less safe than your average reliant Robin except the Robin cornered better! this Trabi hgad no suspension und you try havin your hormones rattled on those cobbles und potholes... :shock: .... und traction... what traction? :shock: Und in car r heater.... ist baddest joke ever. It was only time I think I was actually afraid in a car. :shock:

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A recent meeting of local authorities in Germany brought news that almost almost all metropolitan districts in Germany are planning some type of control over the movement of older diesel vehicles not equipped with particulate filters. Berlin and Frankfurt reportedly plan complete bans on such vehicles, according to the Bild newspaper of 13 August, though such moves would have to be sanctioned within a federal German transport policy.


Maybe going a bit far but I do think we should have actions against any vehicles emitting smoke etc caused by lack of maintenance or just ignorance-especially taxis.


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