London Mayor's war on pollution October 23 2017: Additional £10 T-Charge starts in C-Charge zone for cars and vans pre-Euro 4 (approx pre-2006) T-Charge to apply weekdays in C-Charge hours Consultation starts April 4, 2017, on plan for ULEZ to supersede T-Charge effective April 8, 2019 in existing C-Charge zone ULEZ fee (in addition to C-Charge) to apply 24 hours a [...]
NEW Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to fast track a new London Ultra Low Emissions Zone could hit businesses – and van users in particular. So to future-proof your next van purchase a good start is to cut emissions and here we’ve got 5 lowest CO2 vans. As we reported in Van users in firing line of new Mayor's London emissions clampdown, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said that [...]
FTA predicts 3 major impacts on business An additional charge on the Congestion Charge which is expected to impact vans and lorries; A requirement for vans and lorries to be Euro VI/6 across inner-London - possibly as early as 2018 The proposal would require lorries to be Euro VI across all of Greater London as early as 2020. THE NEW Mayor's plan [...]
The Vauxhall Corsavan 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX with Start/Stop doesn't quite meet the new 75g/km Ultra-Low Emission Zone ceiling LONDON’s new Ultra Low-Emission Zone will come into effect on 1 July 2013 and provide a single 100% discount from the London Congestion Charge for all-electric and ultra low-emission vans. Some van operators could eventually stand to benefit, though, as [...]
Story: COLIN DAWSON CHANGES to the discount rules for the London Congestion Charge planned for next year could benefit business van operators in the medium term. TfL is consulting on changes to the Congestion Charging scheme which would see the introduction of a new Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED). This would replace the existing Greener Vehicle Discount [...]
Story: COLIN DAWSON Hoist hire company Plantire has voiced strong objections to current London Congestion Charge rules, which do not provide the same incentive for firms choosing to operate low-emission vans in the capital as it does for cars. It’s an inequality that will chime with many business van operators who choose to run sub-100kg/km CO2 emission vehicles. Under [...]
