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Old 5th April 2017, 11:23 AM
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So those of use that have 13+ year old petrol cars will soon be pegged as the same level of environmental destroyers as diesel owners, great, just great.

Tintin, looks like you're on the money but the Fiat has to stay away from LDN!

PM hints at help for diesel car owners over 'toxin tax'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39499331
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Old 5th April 2017, 12:03 PM
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So those of use that have 13+ year old petrol cars will soon be pegged as the same level of environmental destroyers as diesel owners, great, just great.

Tintin, looks like you're on the money but the Fiat has to stay away from LDN!

PM hints at help for diesel car owners over 'toxin tax'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39499331
Thanks - I'll never buy another ICE car again - apart from Ian's A2 (though several others are very tempting...), and it doesn't mean that I won't miss the growl of a V8, or that I'll get rid of either of my petrol cars. I never liked diesels, though the one I did have undoubtedly saved my life. And I'd just be happy to get my Fiat off SORN atm...
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Old 5th April 2017, 01:26 PM
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I wouldn't read too much into press articles until the revised air quality plan is published this month (there's an impending deadline to meet the Supreme Court requirement). I suspect even that will be quite high level, but it's then up to the CAZs to come up with their plans to meet the targets.

It's fair to say the courts didn't think much of the air quality plan v1.0, which was only intended to apply to heavy duty vehicles, so it's a reasonable working assumption that cars will be impacted by v2.0
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Oh dear. That's bad news for my Volvo... Time to move.
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