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tehrmuk t1_iyj2anv wrote

Reply to comment by mpg111 in ‘Cleaner Air Is Coming’ as London Expands Vehicle Pollution Fee to Entire Metro Area by chrisdh79

And by "old" you really mean "classic". My fifteen year old, 150000 mile bucket-on-wheels is exempt.

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mpg111 t1_iyjbz10 wrote

Interesting. What is the reason for that exemption?

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I_R0M_I t1_iyjp44g wrote

Well Euro 4 petrol came out in 2005. So any petrol after that is exempt. Would be my guess at the comment.

It's badly implemented though. It's only on Euro rating, not actual emissions.

IE a 2000 Honda Insight. 1L 3Cyl Hybrid, is euro 3, as euro 4 didn't exist. Has to pay. A 2005 Civic Type R, is exempt because its euro 4. Yet puts out 3 x the co2, more nox,and more pm.

That Insight is cleaner than a euro 6 diesel! Yet its written off as a more polluting vehicle! There will be plenty more examples, that's just once I've come across.

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Delraey t1_iyla1gz wrote

Doesn't have to make sense. Just another scheme.

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