Stale file handle (next time use Tupperware(tm)!)
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WEnt to a country park this morningComment
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backup tape overwritten with copy of system manager's favourite CDComment
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Root nameservers are out of syncComment
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Insert coin for new gameComment
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london low emission zone 2008
saw a notice for this Thursday while coming home from Bluewater.Comment
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I was on the A2. Anyway I googled it. This is going to cause chaos!Comment
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http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/medi...ntre/5069.aspx
THE Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, yesterday approved plans from Transport for London (TfL) for the implementation of a London-wide Low Emission Zone.
The scheme, one of the Mayor's key manifesto commitments, will cut harmful emissions from the most polluting lorries, coaches and buses.
The Low Emission Zone is the first in the UK and the largest in the world, and will launch in February 2008.
London currently suffers the worst air pollution in the UK and some of the poorest in Europe, with 72 per cent of Londoners worried about pollution from traffic exhaust fumes.
The Low Emission Zone will apply to lorries over 12 tonnes from February 2008. From July 2008, it will also apply to lighter lorries, buses and coaches, and the most polluting of other heavy vehicles.
The Mayor hopes that very few non-compliant vehicles will be driven in the zone. He said: 'Thousands of Londoners suffer ill-health from pollution released by traffic fumes.
'This is why we are launching the London-wide Low Emission Zone. It will improve Londoners' quality of life, and help make London cleaner and greener for residents and visitors alike.'
Operators of affected lorries,buses and coaches that do not meet the Low Emission Zone standards (unless exempt or entitled to a 100 per cent discount) will need to pay a charge of £200 for each charging day they are driven in the zone.
The level of charge has been set in order to encourage operators to clean up their fleets rather than to incur a charge.
The Low Emission Zone will operate using cameras to identify registration numbers of vehicles.
It will be in force seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Should an operator of a noncompliant vehicle not pay the daily charge for driving in the zone, then following the service of a penalty charge notice (PCN), a penalty charge of £1,000 will apply for lorries, buses and coaches and other relevant vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, reduced to £500 if paid within 14 days.
From Monday, May 14, vehicle operators and members of the public will be able to contact TfL for detailed information about the Low Emission Zone by calling 0845 607 0009 or visiting www.tfl.gov.uk/lezlondonComment
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http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default.aspx
seems there is a compliance link http://lezlondon.tfl.gov.uk/lez/vehicles/default.aspx
You input country, maker of vehicle and VRMComment
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Enter and confirm the registration details of the vehicle, including the Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM), and then click on Check to view the compliance details held for this vehicle.Comment
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