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Originally Posted by Theodore
... with the London Mayor threatening to introduce the Ultra Low Emmision Zone to cover the whole of Greater London, my 1998 V6 will be rendered useless.
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I'm in the same position as you are Theo. However, our cars won't be rendered useless, we'll just have to pay more tax when we use them. "
Nothing is certain but death and taxes" said Benjamin Franklin as long ago as 1789 and it's still true today!
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Originally Posted by Theodore
... I then wondered if an entire engine swap could be a viable option or not? And if so, what engine would meet the Euro 6 emissions?
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It's not the engine that's the problem. Cars with the same engine registered in later years are exempt from the ULEZ charge. It's actually Euro 4 standards which must be met and when our cars were built Euro 3 was current. TfL seems to have reached its decision according to the year of first registration and there's nothing we can do about that.
So our choices are pay the charge or buy something newer. It's all down to the economics of what's involved in that decision and how much we use London public transport.
By the way, your profile says your car is 2002.
Simon