CLASSICS FACE NEW CLEANER AIR RESTRICTIONS
Matt Bell on 27th January 2020
Restrictions on how we can use our classics and older vehicles look set to proliferate across the UK as cities take steps to clean up their air.
Ultra Low Emission Zone
LOW EMISSION ZONES DISCRIMINATING UNFAIRLY?
Matt Bell on 9th October 2019
Nearly half a million drivers could be priced off the roads thanks to ‘eco taxes’ such as London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge, warns the AA.
ONE LAST DRIVE BEFORE ULEZ
Matt Bell on 26th April 2019
After much furore and discussion, the controversial new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for central London was finally put in place a few weeks ago. The new rules mean certain classic cars now face a daily charge whenever they enter the zone, and unlike the outgoing Congestion Charge, it’s applied 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
BATH U-TURN ON LOW-EMISSION ZONE
Matt Bell on 6th March 2019
The proposed low-emission zone in the city of Bath is set to move from Class D to Class C Clean Air Zone (CAZ), giving private cars a charging exemption.
LONDON SCRAPPAGE SCHEME COULD THREATEN OLDER VEHICLES
Matt Bell on 22nd February 2019
Low-income motorists who drive an old car in central London will be able to scrap them in exchange for travel credits, as well as for newer cars.
YOUNGER CLASSICS FACING HEFTY ULEZ CHARGES
Matt Bell on 19th December 2018
The recent ‘yellow vest’ protests over fuel duty in France have led to fears that a new London pollution charge will lead to similar demonstrations in the UK once motorists realise how much it will cost them. And as drivers of a whole swathe of younger classics find themselves facing extra charges, could this affect values of both compliant and non-compliant classics?
ULEZ EXEMPTION FOR CLASSICS
Glenn Rowswell on 2nd August 2018
Transport for London has confirmed that vehicles registered with the DVLA and taxed in the Historic Vehicles class will be exempt from the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, just as they currently are for the London Low Emission Zone.