Manchester Low Emission Zone

[m7mcfc]

No. They have said cars are exempt. Lorries, buses taxis and just about anything else that isn't a car has to pay.



So give it 2 years.......

OK I did not know that. I thought it applied to all vehicles.

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone plan to be reviewed

Some vehicles could be charged between £7.50 and £60 daily from 30 May under current plans.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[davyhulme blue]

It may be best to sell your old van and put the money down on a compliant one. If it costs you £20k you can claim 40% capital allowances (depreciation) in the first year against tax and 25% annually thereafter. You save on the £10/day charge too. Plus the newer van should be cheaper to run and maintain. Granted, you could still be worse off overall but you’re deffo going to be worse off with the LEZ charges if you do nowt anyway. As soon as the van is paid for it’s happy days.

I have a 15 plate transporter in good nick that I have had for 5 years , I am 62 it would of seen me through to retirement . Doubt I could afford to buy the equivalent electric van & own it .
never really fancied leasing .

 

[Blue Maverick]

It's alright when I'm working in town.
But sometimes I work away and use Trinity way. How does it affect people who live near town?

It affects everyone within greater Manchester and anyone coming in who isnt compliant I.e a euro 6 van, private cars aren’t affected YET!

 

[Blue Boy 63]

It's not a local decision, its controlled by Westminster.

Need to scroll down to see his response to these incoming regulations . Andy Burnham (@AndyBurnhamGM) / Twitter

 

[Blue Maverick]

All this whining. What do people suggest you do? Air quality in Manchester is p1ss poor, mostly caused by congestion. Buses are slow because they are being held up by people who don’t really need to use their car/van etc but do. My experience of public transport is generally good just a bit slow so I factor in the xtra time to take it. We are all aware that global warming is a factor then how do you suggest we combat it? More people should be walking/cycling etc not just because of global warming etc but because it is healthier - we have one of the most obese populations in the world. You have to start somewhere. Get vehicles off the road is a start, makes it safer to cycle and walk. You have to start somewhere.

You can check the air quality in your area, in fact since this was imposed 4 years ago air quality has vastly improved in fact it’s below the levels it should be for the need of the tax, the reason Burnham hasnt targeted private cars is he knows he would be voted out in this years elections. It’s divide and conquer, do businesses first then private next. He’s said he wont bring cars into it but if he’s not in charge the next person might. There are many cars polluting far worse than newer vans but that wouldn’t be a vote winner. The man in a van is screwed, there is no conversion from Euro 5 to 6 so the grant thing is bollocks, £5k towards a £40k van and the part ex on your own can will be peanuts as it’s worthless. There was an ice cream guy with 8 vans on tv it’s £24k a year he needs to find or get he’s vans at £90k each!
Burnham himself said they’d not publicised it very well ( no shit Sherlock) that why there is an outcry, Leeds got it right follow their example.

Pollution forecast near Ol2 6sj - Defra, UK

uk-air.defra.gov.uk

2 all over GM

 

[True_Blue69]

It's not a local decision, its controlled by Westminster.

I keep seeing him say this, but why would they just target GM?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

In other words they don’t give two fucks about anywhere outside of the M25.

Edited for accuracy.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Anyone saying put the cost of your van against a new van, blah blah, save some tax blah…

well whatever way you look at it i have a van that is bought and paid for, whether i pay the new tax (because thats what it is) , lease a vehicle or get funding for a new van, im looking at an increase of £3k per year on my overheads.
Im a one man band. I can swallow some if that cost, but most will have to go on to cost of jobs, i.e the customers will have to pay it.

so if you think owning a van wont affect u, it will, youll be paying more for goods n services.

on another note, today i drive from poynton (not in the CAZ ) to disley (also not in the CAZ ) to drop something off for my MIL as i have a van.
as i had to drive through High Lane (which is in the CAZ ) it would have cost me £10 for that mile journey through high lane.
so when these charges come in ill drive poynton, pott shrigley, then over the tops to higher disley and into disley. Adding probs 5 mile on to my trip and 15 mins. 5 more miles of me polluting the atmosphere.

also drive through woodford today, that well known hot bed of pollution and saw all the signs and cameras go up.

its a tax. Pure and simple

 

[Bluesince1979]

It's not a local decision, its controlled by Westminster.

No its not. Westminster told all cities/towns to do ‘something’. Lots of areas tackled pollution without taxing the working class. Burnham decided on this.
Its his tax.