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A steering lock stop issue.
Athame57:
--- Quote from: Seabeowner on September 20, 2024, 07:26:21 PM ---There has been some stories of using classics for everyday transport as they get round the duty and are ULEZ exempt. I know is Australia (maybe only some states) you are restricted to a maximum number of days a year and have to carry a log showing the days used.
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Well for me that is certainly true to a point, I couldn't afford ULEZ as a nearly daily rider living a mile from the tower Bridge, but I opted to go classic when I returned to biking six years ago after a break of about twenty years because I looked at modern bikes and thought 'no'.
I could picture the mayor of London and the PM backtracking on these sort of exemptions though.
TrickyMicky:
--- Quote from: Athame57 on September 21, 2024, 06:54:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: Seabeowner on September 20, 2024, 07:26:21 PM ---There has been some stories of using classics for everyday transport as they get round the duty and are ULEZ exempt. I know is Australia (maybe only some states) you are restricted to a maximum number of days a year and have to carry a log showing the days used.
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Well for me that is certainly true to a point, I couldn't afford ULEZ as a nearly daily rider living a mile from the tower Bridge, but I opted to go classic when I returned to biking six years ago after a break of about twenty years because I looked at modern bikes and thought 'no'.
I could picture the mayor of London and the PM backtracking on these sort of exemptions though.
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I'm afraid the Mayor of London is nothing more than a money grabbing s***bag. He is not bothered by vehicle pollution at all. It is NOT illegal to drive a polluting vehicle in London, as long as you are willing to pay the daily charge then you can pollute as much as you like. I think I'm right in saying that in some cities, like Edinburgh possibly, it is a criminal offence for which you can be fined, not just given a PCN. London never stops looking for ways to extract money from people. Who knows, if he collects enough he might be able to afford a necktie and even look like a Mayor.
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: TrickyMicky on September 21, 2024, 08:31:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: Athame57 on September 21, 2024, 06:54:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: Seabeowner on September 20, 2024, 07:26:21 PM ---There has been some stories of using classics for everyday transport as they get round the duty and are ULEZ exempt. I know is Australia (maybe only some states) you are restricted to a maximum number of days a year and have to carry a log showing the days used.
--- End quote ---
Well for me that is certainly true to a point, I couldn't afford ULEZ as a nearly daily rider living a mile from the tower Bridge, but I opted to go classic when I returned to biking six years ago after a break of about twenty years because I looked at modern bikes and thought 'no'.
I could picture the mayor of London and the PM backtracking on these sort of exemptions though.
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I'm afraid the Mayor of London is nothing more than a money grabbing s***bag. He is not bothered by vehicle pollution at all. It is NOT illegal to drive a polluting vehicle in London, as long as you are willing to pay the daily charge then you can pollute as much as you like. I think I'm right in saying that in some cities, like Edinburgh possibly, it is a criminal offence for which you can be fined, not just given a PCN. London never stops looking for ways to extract money from people. Who knows, if he collects enough he might be able to afford a necktie and even look like a Mayor.
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You hit the nail on the head there Micky👍. The mayor jumps on anyone driving a so-called polluting vehicle but does nothing to stop the illegal use of scooters to deliver a cup of coffee a packet of fags or a Macdonald's to those who are too lazy to get it themselves by riders with no licence or insurance. When he introduced the expansion of ULEZ to outer London he said the money raised would go to increase public transport. He was 100% true to his word, in Croydon he put one extra bus on the timetable on one route in the early morning!
Athame57:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on September 21, 2024, 03:38:43 PM ---
You hit the nail on the head there Micky👍. The mayor jumps on anyone driving a so-called polluting vehicle but does nothing to stop the illegal use of scooters to deliver a cup of coffee a packet of fags or a Macdonald's to those who are too lazy to get it themselves by riders with no licence or insurance. When he introduced the expansion of ULEZ to outer London he said the money raised would go to increase public transport. He was 100% true to his word, in Croydon he put one extra bus on the timetable on one route in the early morning!
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One really big issue is the destruction of road space for cycle highways . They jam up traffic causing pollution that way but are often completely underused. Cycling itself is becoming anarchy in London and I'm sure elsewhere too. The law seems to be optional, they never get subject to any policing it seems. I've had a string of close calls with them, even in the pedestrianised Watney market let alone on the road, maybe he doesn't want the police to 'persecute' them, that wouldn't encourage active travel would it? >:(
Bryanj:
I think i need a first generation land rover diesel with a worn out engine and badly adjusted fuel pump so i can drive round and round his house
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