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Siwynne

Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: West lancs
Posts: 560

Euro 5 taxi ban

I have recently learned that our local authority have written to all operators giving them just over a year to move away from euro 5 engines. Many 2.2 transit minibuses used for school runs and airport transfers will be massively devalued. Presumably this will mean a glut of high milage 2.2 transits on the market as they are deemed financially unsound to run. I have spoken to two owners who are looking to offload van now and this is just the start
I’m going to keep my eyes peeled and try to pick one up cheap with a view to extracting the engine and reconditioning it myself

15th Oct 2023 1:25pm

Bluest

Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 3997

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

They’ll just register in Wolverhampton and carry on.

Third of Greater Manchester taxi drivers registered in Wolverhampton - FOI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67055065 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

15th Oct 2023 1:49pm

Ianh

Member Since: 17 Sep 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 1788

Good on Wolverhampton

Ironic that these mayors go on about their right to make rules for their jurisdiction, even though it affects others outside of their areas, but bleat on about it if others make decisions that they are entitled to make that impact them.

15th Oct 2023 3:50pm

Oldyellar

Member Since: 04 Sep 2015
Location: Central
Posts: 338

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

Tonight bought for £2800

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16th Oct 2023 8:09pm

Oldyellar

Member Since: 04 Sep 2015
Location: Central
Posts: 338

9 seater full leather 200,000miles. Drives a dream

16th Oct 2023 8:10pm

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2262

lt's hitting values of older Defenders round here. People are offloading them, worried that new legislation will either ban them or impose punitive taxes.

Already if you drive any Defender classed as "Commercial" you'll pay £10 to drive into Sheffield.

l think it's grossly unfair, to impose these taxes retrospectively.

16th Jan 2024 10:47pm

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: Bath
Posts: 1053

There's no private car ULEZ in Bath, but if you park in a council car park then you will pay for parking based on your Euro classification.

The council will only take payment by App so they know exactly what you drive. Luckily, there are some very good private car parks

Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

16th Jan 2024 11:50pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16901

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Bluest wrote:
They’ll just register in Wolverhampton and carry on.

Third of Greater Manchester taxi drivers registered in Wolverhampton - FOI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67055065

Hmm, I wonder why this is happening. Could it be because....

The BBC wrote:
Manchester City Council charges £255 to register as a new private hire driver and between £222 and £342 to register a vehicle depending on its age.

The application fee under Wolverhampton Council is £49 for a one-year licence and £95 to register a vehicle under 10 years old.

£145 versus £597 and probably the need for a new vehicle. Who in their right mind would register in Manchester?

I was amused by the fact that the figures suggest that 13% of the population of Wolverhampton are taxi drivers. I wonder what percentage of those are actually part of Wolverhampton's population.

17th Jan 2024 10:03am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19620

Moo wrote:

The council will only take payment by App so they know exactly what you drive. Luckily, there are some very good private car parks

That’s because they are discriminative little sods, since when does higher emissions apply to parking either?? As bonkers as they’re local and National leaders. Then they do self proclaim to be “wacky”…

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17th Jan 2024 4:41pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6041

I read a thing a while back, it said that "clean air zones" are like a "

ing area in a swimming pool"

think about the logistics of it.... does the clean air put up a hand and stop the dirty air?

edit: censor alert... meant to spell "pee-ing" area...

17th Jan 2024 8:33pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Moo wrote:
There's no private car ULEZ in Bath, but if you park in a council car park then you will pay for parking based on your Euro classification.

The council will only take payment by App so they know exactly what you drive. Luckily, there are some very good private car parks

lightning wrote:
lt's hitting values of older Defenders round here. People are offloading them, worried that new legislation will either ban them or impose punitive taxes.

Already if you drive any Defender classed as "Commercial" you'll pay £10 to drive into Sheffield.

l think it's grossly unfair, to impose these taxes retrospectively.

It is almost like these cities are trying to drive people into buying online

Cannot think why the city centres are struggling for visitor numbers. Coming to think of it I cannot remember the last time I went into a city centre, has to be years

17th Jan 2024 8:48pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19620

Same here, I’m not a fan of the city anyway.
Amazon has excellent delivery services, to be honest with a faster delivery than would be practical to go out to get myself.

Main places I go are fuel stations, food shops and agricultural stores.

Even Halfords have a really, really, good delivery service, and in using that saves fuel for better purposes anyway elsewhere.

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17th Jan 2024 9:03pm

tonyp

Member Since: 03 Feb 2023
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 70

The same councils make parking almost impossible and then complain they need help to revive the high streets

17th Jan 2024 9:16pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3353

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

diesel_jim wrote:
I read a thing a while back, it said that "clean air zones" are like a " ing area in a swimming pool"

think about the logistics of it.... does the clean air put up a hand and stop the dirty air?

edit: censor alert... meant to spell "pee-ing" area...

Bit like Norwich I'm 1970's was a nuclear free zone. Not sure if the Russians ever got the memo.

All I would say about taxi's, I have two friends who bought Ford Galaxy's. They were high mileage and apparently 'only used on long airport runs'. I have seen Addison Lee's garage of Galaxies a few years back. Both cars had hell and all trouble with the DPF's and both vehicles were written off by them after spending shed loads trying to get them working.

17th Jan 2024 9:21pm

Jabberwocky

Member Since: 27 Oct 2021
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 196

custom90steve wrote:
Moo wrote:

The council will only take payment by App so they know exactly what you drive. Luckily, there are some very good private car parks

That’s because they are discriminative little sods, since when does higher emissions apply to parking either?? As bonkers as they’re local and National leaders. Then they do self proclaim to be “wacky”…

It’s to discourage more polluting cars from driving into the city🤷‍♂️

17th Jan 2024 10:40pm

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