The Big 'Let's sell our cars and take buses/ebikes instead' thread (warning: probably very dull)

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  • A c t u a l l y, I love seeing older cars on the road. A 2CV merrily toodles passed the house each day, fantastic.

    In my advanced superior opinion people should be encouraged to maintain not destroy and dispose. It's not sadly how the consumer capitalist society is geared though. It would be wangered without it.

    Here we go-go-go to the temple of consumption...
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,512

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    As opposed to some guy from another country telling me what shitty air quality I should put up with. I might well be middle class but the council tenant family who live opposite has three cars to our one. As I said really poor people don't own a car in the first place.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    mully79 said:

    What were really saying is trade in your 35000 mile 2015 mercedes A class diesel for a French hatchback that's been flogged to death for 125000 miles and get no change.

    That will be my pensioner parents decision when the Manchester Caz finally happens.

    I was responding to the comments about “poor people’ not being able to change their car. Those with a pre-2009 petrol should be able to get something very similar or better with the £2k scrappage fee.

    I thought diesels from 2015 onwards were compliant anyway?

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Stevo_666 said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Stevo’s not a fan of law and order

    Oh I dunno. Although I can understand why so many are motivated to get around such an unfair tax on the a section of the motoring public. Especially given the evidence that the claimed benefits are marginal in outer London.
    Seems entirely fair that it only affects the people who haven't bothered their arses to upgrade.
    More likely to be the case that they can't afford to upgrade, as has been pointed out several times.
    Flog their old diesel, take the grant and buy a similar age petrol? That’s what I’d have done with my 10 year old non-compliant high mileage diesel worth around £1500. Pretty sure I could get a similar level of petrol car. Not many will have pre-2009 petrols and £2k would probably allow an upgrade on most that are older.
    Sounds like a good idea until you realise you can't get finance on a car older than 10 years and a 2012 VW polo is over £6k.
    Nice Ford Fiesta 2010 petrol less than £2k, one of many on Autotrader.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308271255924?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Diesel&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&model=Fiesta&page=1&postcode=SA1 5QF&price-to=2000&year-from=2009&fromsra
    That's a diesel, they're all cheap now. + Huge mileage.
    I've just sold a newer fiesta for £200 scrap as it fell to bits.
    Cheap because its non-compliant. Thanks to Pross for demonstrating my point for me :smile:
    I didn’t see you make a point that someone with a 2009 petrol banger could upgrade to a 2010 model with public money but if you did I’m more than happy to have helped.
  • Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    What were really saying is trade in your 35000 mile 2015 mercedes A class diesel for a French hatchback that's been flogged to death for 125000 miles and get no change.

    That will be my pensioner parents decision when the Manchester Caz finally happens.

    I was responding to the comments about “poor people’ not being able to change their car. Those with a pre-2009 petrol should be able to get something very similar or better with the £2k scrappage fee.

    I thought diesels from 2015 onwards were compliant anyway?

    Yeah, Adblue and the joys of oil dilution (more frequent oil changes).
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    2015 A class diesels (Euro 5 so non-compliant) with low mileage are currently selling for around £12k or more so might be worth selling now and getting a compliant car before the rush.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,128
    edited September 2023
    To be fair though you don't get that nasty whaft of deisel stench old ones give you as they pass, horrible.
  • rjsterry said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    As opposed to some guy from another country telling me what shitty air quality I should put up with. I might well be middle class but the council tenant family who live opposite has three cars to our one. As I said really poor people don't own a car in the first place.
    Seriously?

    Do they have a big TV as well?
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,512

    rjsterry said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    As opposed to some guy from another country telling me what shitty air quality I should put up with. I might well be middle class but the council tenant family who live opposite has three cars to our one. As I said really poor people don't own a car in the first place.
    Seriously?

    Do they have a big TV as well?
    I mean what would I know? I just live here.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • I assume the pro vandalism contributors think it's fine for people to slash the tyres of wankpanzers because they disagree with them being on the streets.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326
    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Stevo’s not a fan of law and order

    Oh I dunno. Although I can understand why so many are motivated to get around such an unfair tax on the a section of the motoring public. Especially given the evidence that the claimed benefits are marginal in outer London.
    Seems entirely fair that it only affects the people who haven't bothered their arses to upgrade.
    More likely to be the case that they can't afford to upgrade, as has been pointed out several times.
    Flog their old diesel, take the grant and buy a similar age petrol? That’s what I’d have done with my 10 year old non-compliant high mileage diesel worth around £1500. Pretty sure I could get a similar level of petrol car. Not many will have pre-2009 petrols and £2k would probably allow an upgrade on most that are older.
    Sounds like a good idea until you realise you can't get finance on a car older than 10 years and a 2012 VW polo is over £6k.
    Nice Ford Fiesta 2010 petrol less than £2k, one of many on Autotrader.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308271255924?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Diesel&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&model=Fiesta&page=1&postcode=SA1 5QF&price-to=2000&year-from=2009&fromsra
    That's a diesel, they're all cheap now. + Huge mileage.
    I've just sold a newer fiesta for £200 scrap as it fell to bits.
    Cheap because its non-compliant. Thanks to Pross for demonstrating my point for me :smile:
    I didn’t see you make a point that someone with a 2009 petrol banger could upgrade to a 2010 model with public money but if you did I’m more than happy to have helped.
    Much easier not to introduce this cluster**** of a system in the first place then none of this public funding would be needed.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461
    Stevo_666 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Stevo’s not a fan of law and order

    Oh I dunno. Although I can understand why so many are motivated to get around such an unfair tax on the a section of the motoring public. Especially given the evidence that the claimed benefits are marginal in outer London.
    Seems entirely fair that it only affects the people who haven't bothered their arses to upgrade.
    More likely to be the case that they can't afford to upgrade, as has been pointed out several times.
    Flog their old diesel, take the grant and buy a similar age petrol? That’s what I’d have done with my 10 year old non-compliant high mileage diesel worth around £1500. Pretty sure I could get a similar level of petrol car. Not many will have pre-2009 petrols and £2k would probably allow an upgrade on most that are older.
    Sounds like a good idea until you realise you can't get finance on a car older than 10 years and a 2012 VW polo is over £6k.
    Nice Ford Fiesta 2010 petrol less than £2k, one of many on Autotrader.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308271255924?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Diesel&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&model=Fiesta&page=1&postcode=SA1 5QF&price-to=2000&year-from=2009&fromsra
    That's a diesel, they're all cheap now. + Huge mileage.
    I've just sold a newer fiesta for £200 scrap as it fell to bits.
    Cheap because its non-compliant. Thanks to Pross for demonstrating my point for me :smile:
    I didn’t see you make a point that someone with a 2009 petrol banger could upgrade to a 2010 model with public money but if you did I’m more than happy to have helped.
    Much easier not to introduce this cluster**** of a system in the first place then none of this public funding would be needed.
    Maybe you should lobby the Tory Government to get rid of the legislation that made it necessary then?
  • Came in from the m3 today, warning about the ulez on that way in too, with opportunity to come off to avoid it. Sorry to report.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,512
    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,292
    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Since a straw poll on here indicated that it affected zero people, I'd say you have a point.
    Mountain range out of a molehill for political point scoring. #wasteoftime
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    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,135
    edited September 2023
    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Gosh you are right, even though this new tax not based on public health and will affect everyone eventually.

    I'm in good health, so I'm not entitled to comment on the NHS. Nor do I have children, so education is off the table. My office building isn't made of RAAC so I can't comment on that.

    I rarely use the trains, so that's not up for discussion.

    I'm British, so I have no right to comment on the Trump or Putin threads.

    Shall I go on?

    What an utterly childish attitude.

    And yes, telling poor people to just get a new car, and alleging that people in council houses have lots of money because they have nicer cars than you shows a whole new level of social ignorance. Well done.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326
    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Easy one that - blaming the poor for their problems and lacking sympathy for them (according to the centre leftie Bible of right wing stereotypes).
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326
    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Stevo’s not a fan of law and order

    Oh I dunno. Although I can understand why so many are motivated to get around such an unfair tax on the a section of the motoring public. Especially given the evidence that the claimed benefits are marginal in outer London.
    Seems entirely fair that it only affects the people who haven't bothered their arses to upgrade.
    More likely to be the case that they can't afford to upgrade, as has been pointed out several times.
    Flog their old diesel, take the grant and buy a similar age petrol? That’s what I’d have done with my 10 year old non-compliant high mileage diesel worth around £1500. Pretty sure I could get a similar level of petrol car. Not many will have pre-2009 petrols and £2k would probably allow an upgrade on most that are older.
    Sounds like a good idea until you realise you can't get finance on a car older than 10 years and a 2012 VW polo is over £6k.
    Nice Ford Fiesta 2010 petrol less than £2k, one of many on Autotrader.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308271255924?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Diesel&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&model=Fiesta&page=1&postcode=SA1 5QF&price-to=2000&year-from=2009&fromsra
    That's a diesel, they're all cheap now. + Huge mileage.
    I've just sold a newer fiesta for £200 scrap as it fell to bits.
    Cheap because its non-compliant. Thanks to Pross for demonstrating my point for me :smile:
    I didn’t see you make a point that someone with a 2009 petrol banger could upgrade to a 2010 model with public money but if you did I’m more than happy to have helped.
    Much easier not to introduce this cluster**** of a system in the first place then none of this public funding would be needed.
    Maybe you should lobby the Tory Government to get rid of the legislation that made it necessary then?
    If there is a Tory mayor elected next year she has it in her manifesto will scrap the expansion. Probably the most effective route.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Gosh you are right, even though this new tax not based on public health and will affect everyone eventually.

    I'm in good health, so I'm not entitled to comment on the NHS. Nor do I have children, so education is off the table. My office building isn't made of RAAC so I can't comment on that.

    I rarely use the trains, so that's not up for discussion.

    I'm British, so I have no right to comment on the Trump or Putin threads.

    Shall I go on?

    What an utterly childish attitude.

    And yes, telling poor people to just get a new car, and alleging that people in council houses have lots of money because they have nicer cars than you shows a whole new level of social ignorance. Well done.
    Well said.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326

    Came in from the m3 today, warning about the ulez on that way in too, with opportunity to come off to avoid it. Sorry to report.

    Went into Bromely via the A21 last night, the warning sign for the LEZ had a space below it where a 4 letter acronym had been removed - I can't guess what that was :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326
    pblakeney said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Since a straw poll on here indicated that it affected zero people, I'd say you have a point.
    Mountain range out of a molehill for political point scoring. #wasteoftime
    See FA's post above - good response to your point.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,512
    edited September 2023

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Gosh you are right, even though this new tax not based on public health and will affect everyone eventually.

    I'm in good health, so I'm not entitled to comment on the NHS. Nor do I have children, so education is off the table. My office building isn't made of RAAC so I can't comment on that.

    I rarely use the trains, so that's not up for discussion.

    I'm British, so I have no right to comment on the Trump or Putin threads.

    Shall I go on?

    What an utterly childish attitude.

    And yes, telling poor people to just get a new car, and alleging that people in council houses have lots of money because they have nicer cars than you shows a whole new level of social ignorance. Well done.
    Projecting a lot onto what I've written and just flat out inventing things now. The ULEZ is going to be a universal tax on everyone is it?

    What I'm suggesting is that maybe I have a better handle than you on the demographics of the lower income areas affected by the ULEZ expansion as I live there. I also think I have a better idea of the alternative travel options for the 24% of local households who don't have a car because as someone who doesn't drive but needs to travel a lot for work, I use those alternatives myself.

    You don't believe removing vehicles with higher NOx and particulates emissions will improve air quality. Beyond dismissing the information that is available on fairly narrow grounds I've not seen much of an argument on why. As the air quality in London directly affects me and my children, I'm sure you can understand why being told what I should think by someone utterly unaffected by either the charge or the air quality is a bit much.

    Similarly seeing as you brought it up - I would think lecturing a resident of Mariupol about what they should be doing about the Russian invasion would be a bit presumptuous.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326
    rjsterry said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Gosh you are right, even though this new tax not based on public health and will affect everyone eventually.

    I'm in good health, so I'm not entitled to comment on the NHS. Nor do I have children, so education is off the table. My office building isn't made of RAAC so I can't comment on that.

    I rarely use the trains, so that's not up for discussion.

    I'm British, so I have no right to comment on the Trump or Putin threads.

    Shall I go on?

    What an utterly childish attitude.

    And yes, telling poor people to just get a new car, and alleging that people in council houses have lots of money because they have nicer cars than you shows a whole new level of social ignorance. Well done.
    Projecting a lot onto what I've written and inventing things that don't exist now. The ULEZ is going to be a universal tax on everyone is it?

    What I'm suggesting is that maybe I have a better handle than you on the demographics of the lower income areas affected by the ULEZ expansion as I live there. I also think I have a better idea of the alternative travel options for the 24% of local households who don't have a car because as someone who doesn't drive but needs to travel a lot for work, I use those alternatives myself.

    You don't believe removing vehicles with higher NOx and particulates emissions will improve air quality. Beyond dismissing the information that is available on fairly narrow grounds I've not seen much of an argument on why. As the air quality in London directly affects me and my children, I'm sure you can understand why being told what I should think by someone utterly unaffected by either the charge or the air quality is a bit much.

    Similarly seeing as you brought it up - I would think lecturing a resident of Mariupol about what they should be doing about the Russian invasion would be a bit presumptuous.
    The slight flaw in your logic is that you are assuming ULEZ will make a material difference to air quality - unfortunately there is good evidence that it will make very little difference.
    https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac30c1

    As I've said before, if you really want better air quality, escape to the country.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Well I'll keep this in mind for your posts in future RJS. I feel almost certain that you'll slip up and say something you know nothing about, or at the very least are unqualified to comment on in my special judgement.

    1. Other cities will use ULEZ as a template. I know its a difficult concept for you to grasp, but there are actually other cities.
    2. Tailpipe emissions in traffic on the busiest roads do not translate to the population level health benefits that ULEZ is purported to be addressing.
    3. When governments say things that aren't true, it bothers me.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,326

    Well I'll keep this in mind for your posts in future RJS. I feel almost certain that you'll slip up and say something you know nothing about, or at the very least are unqualified to comment on in my special judgement.

    1. Other cities will use ULEZ as a template. I know its a difficult concept for you to grasp, but there are actually other cities.
    2. Tailpipe emissions in traffic on the busiest roads do not translate to the population level health benefits that ULEZ is purported to be addressing.
    3. When governments say things that aren't true, it bothers me.

    RJS is talking about tax in the Conservative party thread. According to his logic, I'm the only person who should be allowed to discuss it in Cake Stop :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Jezyboy
    Jezyboy Posts: 3,601
    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    This has turned into the middle class censored thread.

    You'll all be saying these people should have studied harder next.

    They say you get more right wing as you get older. It appears that rjsterry is ageing quickly :)
    You'll have to explain what is rightwing about what I've written.

    More a case of wanting people with no stake in this to keep their noses out of things that don't affect them.
    Gosh you are right, even though this new tax not based on public health and will affect everyone eventually.

    I'm in good health, so I'm not entitled to comment on the NHS. Nor do I have children, so education is off the table. My office building isn't made of RAAC so I can't comment on that.

    I rarely use the trains, so that's not up for discussion.

    I'm British, so I have no right to comment on the Trump or Putin threads.

    Shall I go on?

    What an utterly childish attitude.

    And yes, telling poor people to just get a new car, and alleging that people in council houses have lots of money because they have nicer cars than you shows a whole new level of social ignorance. Well done.
    Projecting a lot onto what I've written and inventing things that don't exist now. The ULEZ is going to be a universal tax on everyone is it?

    What I'm suggesting is that maybe I have a better handle than you on the demographics of the lower income areas affected by the ULEZ expansion as I live there. I also think I have a better idea of the alternative travel options for the 24% of local households who don't have a car because as someone who doesn't drive but needs to travel a lot for work, I use those alternatives myself.

    You don't believe removing vehicles with higher NOx and particulates emissions will improve air quality. Beyond dismissing the information that is available on fairly narrow grounds I've not seen much of an argument on why. As the air quality in London directly affects me and my children, I'm sure you can understand why being told what I should think by someone utterly unaffected by either the charge or the air quality is a bit much.

    Similarly seeing as you brought it up - I would think lecturing a resident of Mariupol about what they should be doing about the Russian invasion would be a bit presumptuous.
    The slight flaw in your logic is that you are assuming ULEZ will make a material difference to air quality - unfortunately there is good evidence that it will make very little difference.
    https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac30c1

    As I've said before, if you really want better air quality, escape to the country.
    The final sentences of the abstract seem to indicate they have much less confidence than you in the idea that ULEZ makes little difference.

  • Jezyboy
    Jezyboy Posts: 3,601
    Stevo_666 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    mully79 said:

    Pross said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rjsterry said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Stevo’s not a fan of law and order

    Oh I dunno. Although I can understand why so many are motivated to get around such an unfair tax on the a section of the motoring public. Especially given the evidence that the claimed benefits are marginal in outer London.
    Seems entirely fair that it only affects the people who haven't bothered their arses to upgrade.
    More likely to be the case that they can't afford to upgrade, as has been pointed out several times.
    Flog their old diesel, take the grant and buy a similar age petrol? That’s what I’d have done with my 10 year old non-compliant high mileage diesel worth around £1500. Pretty sure I could get a similar level of petrol car. Not many will have pre-2009 petrols and £2k would probably allow an upgrade on most that are older.
    Sounds like a good idea until you realise you can't get finance on a car older than 10 years and a 2012 VW polo is over £6k.
    Nice Ford Fiesta 2010 petrol less than £2k, one of many on Autotrader.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308271255924?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Diesel&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&model=Fiesta&page=1&postcode=SA1 5QF&price-to=2000&year-from=2009&fromsra
    That's a diesel, they're all cheap now. + Huge mileage.
    I've just sold a newer fiesta for £200 scrap as it fell to bits.
    Cheap because its non-compliant. Thanks to Pross for demonstrating my point for me :smile:
    I didn’t see you make a point that someone with a 2009 petrol banger could upgrade to a 2010 model with public money but if you did I’m more than happy to have helped.
    Much easier not to introduce this cluster**** of a system in the first place then none of this public funding would be needed.
    Maybe you should lobby the Tory Government to get rid of the legislation that made it necessary then?
    If there is a Tory mayor elected next year she has it in her manifesto will scrap the expansion. Probably the most effective route.
    They've selected a candidate who is a Trump fan to run for mayor in one of the most left leaning cities in the country.

    They aren't trying to win.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661

    Well I'll keep this in mind for your posts in future RJS. I feel almost certain that you'll slip up and say something you know nothing about, or at the very least are unqualified to comment on in my special judgement.

    1. Other cities will use ULEZ as a template. I know its a difficult concept for you to grasp, but there are actually other cities.
    2. Tailpipe emissions in traffic on the busiest roads do not translate to the population level health benefits that ULEZ is purported to be addressing.
    3. When governments say things that aren't true, it bothers me.

    2 is obviously nonsense