mcerd1
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| posted on 25/4/07 at 03:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
They would use the DVLA database and the network of registration reading cameras to track you movements and once you have reached your cars limit,
your insurance company will be automatically informed that the car is on the road that so they can immediately cancel your insurance. Then bollards
will spring out of the road in front of you to wipe out your car. You’ll then have to pay compensation for scratching the bollards and the
pre-arranged scrap lorry and of course the huge fine.
lol
but knowing what Edinburgh is like they won't ban them, they'll just tax them - you only have to look at there parking controls 
they've wanted a congestion charge for years, but they know that they'll get voted out if they try it
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escort_innit
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| posted on 25/4/07 at 04:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Before some get all shouty....
Anyone actually got any evidence it's happening/been proposed?
I can't find it anywhere on Google (although I've not searched *that* extensively!  ).
Cheers,
James
It's something that a few people have heard whispers about it, I hope it's not true because it is so ridiculous.
I would like to believe that it isn't true, but then somebody has gone to the bother of starting a petition to the government against it... it
does no harm to sign it...
But then a lot of the car industry is in a mess so it could be something to do with them...?
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Simon
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| posted on 25/4/07 at 07:35 PM |
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One of the german towns did ban older cars but the council then thought about the matter and realised that the pollution from what amounted to about
0.05% of traffic wouldn't warrant a ban.
Incidentally, the pollution from buses/lorries in London was kept under wraps cos things were getting worse, despite getting rid of old
routemasters/cars.
ATB
Simon
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macdave69
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| posted on 25/4/07 at 09:17 PM |
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signed
and a few other worthwhile causes whilst I was at it.
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