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Norton643

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Hi all,
Any of you familiar with this as its going to make our beloved Land Rovers truly worthless. As from mid next year Manchester is introducing the LEZ. Its a huge area from Nantwich to Blackburn up to the High Peak. Its obvious other areas will follow as councils jump to the so called warming issue.
From this date ALL COMMERCIAL Land Rovers that are NOT EURO 6...(all Defenders after 2010 etc) and some Discoverys WILL BE CHARGED around £8 to £10 PER DAY to enter the LEZ. Who really can afford £300 a month to drive your Land Rover.
Please all check for yourselves its on the net if you look, its all there.
My advice is sell them before they become worthless, my beloved Defender went last week why prices are still high.
You can modify to Euro 6 but at £6000 per landy is it worth it.
Another bites the dust!!
 
Norton643 said:
Hi all,
Any of you familiar with this as its going to make our beloved Land Rovers truly worthless. As from mid next year Manchester is introducing the LEZ. Its a huge area from Nantwich to Blackburn up to the High Peak. Its obvious other areas will follow as councils jump to the so called warming issue.
From this date ALL COMMERCIAL Land Rovers that are NOT EURO 6...(all Defenders after 2010 etc) and some Discoverys WILL BE CHARGED around £8 to £10 PER DAY to enter the LEZ. Who really can afford £300 a month to drive your Land Rover.
Please all check for yourselves its on the net if you look, its all there.
My advice is sell them before they become worthless, my beloved Defender went last week why prices are still high.
You can modify to Euro 6 but at £6000 per landy is it worth it.
Another bites the dust!!
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Are you sure that this is an LEZ, not a ULEZ? Sounds more like a ULEZ from what you are saying.

The London ULEZ, which was extended a few weeks ago, makes all Defenders pay the charge, and modification does not make a vehicle exempt.

As I knew it was happening, I got rid of my diesel Mondeo and got a Petrol Mondeo instead, it is compliant.
Historic vehicles, which covers almost all Series, are exempt from the London charge, petrol or diesel.
So I you want to drive a Land Rover in the zone, a Series is a good way to go.
 
Norton643 said:
Hi all,
Any of you familiar with this as its going to make our beloved Land Rovers truly worthless. As from mid next year Manchester is introducing the LEZ. Its a huge area from Nantwich to Blackburn up to the High Peak. Its obvious other areas will follow as councils jump to the so called warming issue.
From this date ALL COMMERCIAL Land Rovers that are NOT EURO 6...(all Defenders after 2010 etc) and some Discoverys WILL BE CHARGED around £8 to £10 PER DAY to enter the LEZ. Who really can afford £300 a month to drive your Land Rover.
Please all check for yourselves its on the net if you look, its all there.
My advice is sell them before they become worthless, my beloved Defender went last week why prices are still high.
You can modify to Euro 6 but at £6000 per landy is it worth it.
Another bites the dust!!
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Before? If Land Rovers held their value, then there would be a problem.
 
Turboman said:
Are you sure that this is an LEZ, not a ULEZ? Sounds more like a ULEZ from what you are saying.

The London ULEZ, which was extended a few weeks ago, makes all Defenders pay the charge, and modifcation does not make a vehicle exempt.

As I knew it was happening, I got rid of my diesel Mondeo and got a Petrol Mondeo instead, it is compliant.
Historic vehicles, which covers almost all Series, are exempt from the London charge, petrol or diesel.
So I you want to drive a Land Rover in the zone, a Series is a good way to go.
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Look on the internet...all there....none E6 wagons are £50!!
Western Slope Rover said:
Before? If Land Rovers held their value, then there would be a problem.
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Bought mine for £19K...sold it for £29.5 K.... defenders hold there money at the moment....its about to cange!!
 
Norton643 said:
Look on the internet...all there....none E6 wagons are £50!!
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I really don't have time, as I have to do some things to the Series! :)

And I doubt if it going to effect me, as I have never driven in Manchester area, and not about to start.

In London, LEZ was introduced many years ago, and only effects commercials. ULEZ followed, and that makes all Defenders pay the charge.

Guessing your are right, and it is LEZ. But also pretty sure that ULEZ will follow shortly. If it is the same as London, it will only apply to City Centres at first, bt will roll out over time.
 
wireman said:
Here is a link to the GM council LEZ site:

Greater Manchester (urbanaccessregulations.eu)

The site states that historic vehicles (over 20 years old - their words) will be exempt
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That's going to hurt a lot of businesses around where I live. Will my humble Freelander 1 2002 td4 be a no no. Bad enough with bus lanes being 7am to 7pm malarkey. Recently I've started working at Manchester mail centre near town. So if they going to sting there and the boroughs a lot of businesses and locals will be really ****ed.
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saxavordian said:
That's going to hurt a lot of businesses around where I live. Will my humble Freelander 1 2002 td4 be a no no. Bad enough with bus lanes being 7am to 7pm malarkey. Recently I've started working at Manchester mail centre near town. So if they going to sting there and the boroughs a lot of businesses and locals will be really ****ed.
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I don't think so, its commercial vehicles only (at the moment...) you can check you vehicle here:

Clean Air Greater Manchester (cleanairgm.com)
 
wireman said:
Here is a link to the GM council LEZ site:

Greater Manchester (urbanaccessregulations.eu)

The site states that historic vehicles (over 20 years old - their words) will be exempt
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More like the London LEZ, as it is aimed only at commercials. If they are going to stick to that wording, it is a bit more lenient on commercials over 20 years old then the London LEZ. My 89 Ninety hard top would have had to pay the charge in London.
 
saxavordian said:
That's going to hurt a lot of businesses around where I live. Will my humble Freelander 1 2002 td4 be a no no. Bad enough with bus lanes being 7am to 7pm malarkey. Recently I've started working at Manchester mail centre near town. So if they going to sting there and the boroughs a lot of businesses and locals will be really ****ed.
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Checker on the site he linked to^^^^^, you can enter your vehicle type and fuel.
My car would be fine, and I don't think it affects you at present either.
 
saxavordian said:
That's going to hurt a lot of businesses around where I live. Will my humble Freelander 1 2002 td4 be a no no. Bad enough with bus lanes being 7am to 7pm malarkey. Recently I've started working at Manchester mail centre near town. So if they going to sting there and the boroughs a lot of businesses and locals will be really ****ed.
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Your freelandef is not commercial is it? Only effects commercials
 
Just checked and I was wrong. I can go to bath but not Birmingham.
Although I went to Birmingham on the train, with parking would still be cheaper to drive in as there was 2 of us.
 
Clean Air Zone sign in use on Broadway Chadderton Oldham in Manchester Evening News website. List of fines for commercial vehicles including taxis.not many happy people.
 
J_D said:
I thought bath clean air did affect private vehicles, and came into force before Birmingham. Originally bath was going to allow euro 5 diesel but changed to euro 6.
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Bristol have got clean air zone. My daughter's euro5 diesel has to pay. She doesn't use the car much, and has off road parking, so she will just pay when she uses the car.
 
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