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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 04/08/2019 at 17:56 • Filed to: Smart Roadster

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London is introducing an Ultra Low Emission Zone which charges petrol cars that don’t meet at least Euro 4 emissions standards and diesels that don’t meet the much later Euro 6 (because we have to demonise diesels now). As a rule of thumb, you’ll need a petrol car made after about 2005 or a diesel made after about 2015. An !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is provided so that you can see if you can drive in without being charged.

That gave me an idea. My car was first sold in London and I know its previous UK number. Would it be exempt if it were still there?

Indeed it would.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:08

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worrying about emissions seems a little pointless in a country that loves its currys

facw > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:09

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Well now that you’ve doxxed you car, I’ve looked up its MOT history. Sadly not very interesting, a burnt out bulb, some headlight misalignment problems, and a non-functional horn, all of which look to have been fixed at some point.

LOREM IPSUM > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:11

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Spanfeller is a twat > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:28

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I wished we had more strict enviromental standards; even draconian ones. I’d happily leave my car home twice or thrice a week if I needed to as long as they reduced congestion and pollution 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:36

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If you want some real lulz...

A 2002 Buick Regal GSE (or similar with 3800 Series II supercharged) would not be subject to the charge. Yep. That engine is certified ULEV. In 2004+ it’s SULEV.

Also not penalized?

2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 with 6.4 L Hemi

Cé hé sin > facw 04/08/2019 at 18:37

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Been there, done that! The mileage between each test is interesting, varying from 17,000 odd to about 800 as I recall.

Cé hé sin > LOREM IPSUM 04/08/2019 at 18:39

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That seems like a cheaper method than buying a newer car....

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:45

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There’s certainly a Subaru joke here somewhere. 

LOREM IPSUM > Cé hé sin 04/08/2019 at 18:56

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I nitially anyway.

facw > Spanfeller is a twat 04/08/2019 at 23:08

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I’m not a fan of just banning things, but it seems good to require the worst polluters to pay more (this is regressive so there would need to be a way to lessen the blow). Either way, it’s important that the pollution is a serious public health issue beyond just being a quality of life issue.

Spanfeller is a twat > facw 04/08/2019 at 23:45

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If I were mayor of this city, I’d make the cover of CityLab every week, with my draconian regulations. The official motto of the city would be “four wheels bad” 

SpeedSix > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/09/2019 at 14:07

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London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone =/= California’s Ultra Low Emission Vehicle category

A 2002 Buick Regal GSE would not be subject to the charge 

So, not quite. The two standards of low emissions aren’t the same.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > SpeedSix 04/09/2019 at 14:28

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Incorrect.

The L67 meets Federal LEV (MY2000 ) and California ULEV (MY2000 and MY2004+ .) It could not be classified Euro 4 because there was no Euro 4 at the time . Per CA that is an NMOG of <0.020, CO of <0.85, NOx of <0.1, HCN O of 0.008 per mile.

That’s not just Euro 4, that’s approaching Euro 5a.