My wife will have to change her diesel in for a petrol car as she goes into the banned zone on a regular basis with her job. The same with our company we’ll have the need to go into it several times a day at £100 each time.
Well I wonder what they do with the money, IMO It wont stop fumes from fuel no matter what these arsoles think that road users that use their motors to get to work, Plus the main people involed are the good old Haulage Cos, That keep supermarkets stocked up with food, The construction Industry, Surfice Minning coal movements, Plus lots lots more, So where does the money go I wonder , Regards Larry.
I personally say well done to Bristol for banning all diesel veichles.
Im.no greenie but something has to be done.
You have London’s attempts they ban diesel then in the next breath say but if you pay it’s fine you can come in.
Yet were told.its not a money making scheme.
At least Bristol is an outright ban of sorts no exceptions even if you pay
Hmm, the Bristol scheme does nothing to prevent large amounts of vehicles sitting stationary with their engines running, because of congestion, such as on the M32 and on the ring road, which will still happen. They won’t of course do anything to make traffic flow better. Also, the ban is lifted at 3pm, when the ‘rush hour’ starts. Additionally, I see that they intend to charge high fees for lorries and buses, the easy targets. Its hard to see this as anything other than a money making scheme once again aimed at commercial operators. My first driving job was for NHS Supply Chain (DHL). There was A LOT of city centre multi-drop work. Can see the likes of DHL would have to invest in electric lorries to do this work, but it seems unfair for those vehicles to sit in the traffic with the non-paying car drivers at peak times.
How much difference in emmisions between an HGV/bus and a van/taxi? Seems to be over 10/1 according to the fees.
Why are they not banning all 4 of those if diesel emmisions are that bad?
Pollution is fine it seems as long as someone is making money from it.
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So, what are they trying to achieve?
Tosburys in the city centre needs a delivery of 26 pallets of quinoa. ( or gluten free bread). One artic, with one driver, drives to store, gets on bay, and unloads. Booh, bad dirty lorry, you must pay £100 .
Ideal solution, dirty lorry does not come to bristol to pollute.
But wait, what about the quinoa? I know, let’s deliver it with smaller, less polluting vans.
13 vans, with 13 drivers, all driving to get there first… then trying to find somewhere around the shop, waiting to unload… engine idling…
Hang on…how much does a van pay? Times 13■■ Hmmmm, Bristol looking environmental woke, and taking it in.
(And increasing congestion and pollution…)