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Offline Rusty Nuts

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WTF?!?!?
« on: November 25, 2022, 19:45:37 »

BBC News - ULEZ: Ultra Low Emissions Zone to cover all of London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63754724

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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2022, 19:48:10 »
Goodbye London. Impossible by car and no way would I try by train.

And the idea of biking in London, no thanks.
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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2022, 20:02:33 »
TFL needs more commuters so best force (poorer) people on to public transport...

We'll be getting it up here soon Rusty...  :icon_no:

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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2022, 21:28:46 »
My trusty KLV is ULEZ free so no change for me. However I don't like going to London on the bike. Too many traffic lights, cameras, speed limits. No thanks...

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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2022, 21:55:44 »
If your bike isn't ULEZ compliant and you must commute each day by bike, could be a good time to go bike shopping...
But having commuted into London on a bike for ten years or so in the past, I'd be taking public transport if I had to do it nowadays.

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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2022, 21:57:28 »
All of our vehicles are ulez compliant,  who cares ...  :roll:

Its coming your way Rusty...  :stirpot:


On a serious note, London is f..ked but , TFL have claimed they have reduced traffic in London over the last 3 years... 🤔

Nowt to do with covid ... at all ..  :GRR:

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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2022, 10:28:55 »
This is just the tip of the iceberg and plenty more across the UK will pop up over the coming years. If you look at France as an example they have bans on certain classes of vehicles in certain parts of the country as part of the 'clean air' initiative. A covert way to get older (affordable) vehicles off the road as they are effectively banned from going anywhere. It's not the end of the world in London as there is a public transport network which is more than can be said for other parts of the UK. If the UK National Parks introduce a clean air bill (may happen as soon as 2025), then locals living in those areas will have to either change vehicles or use currently non-existent public transport. Visitors will also have to either pay or not even be allowed to enter, depending on the age of their vehicle. Another backdoor tax...
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Re: WTF?!?!?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2022, 11:14:22 »
It shouldn't,  but it makes me laugh..  :crazy:

If you pay you're allowed to pollute..  :shrug:
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