Idling drivers higher fines

[Comfortably Numb]

Re-starting a modern car engine, diesel or petrol uses far less fuel than leaving it idling for 30seconds. When was the last time you pushed the accelerator to the floor while turning the key? Even for most old, carburettor cars, this was unneccesary, and caused as much wear and pollution as revving the engine before switching off to ensure the combustion chambers were charged with fuel for the next re-start.

[stevestrat]

I've always been led to believe that idling for long periods wasn't doing the engine any favours.

[steve-45]

So who is going to fine the road works companies who leave their transit vans running all day long to power all the flashing lights ?

[Nick Greg]

Originally Posted by steve-45

So who is going to fine the road works companies who leave their transit vans running all day long to power all the flashing lights ?

Quite. My pet hate is non emergency vehicles with flashing lights.

[Mgaz]

Originally Posted by bl52krz

All The problems around school entrances comes from selfish, idle parents, who could not give a *#@% about anything or anyone but themselves. Where I live ,people have had them park across dropped gutters, double yellow lines, no loading or unloading, restricted time zones, people’s drives, pavements, corners. Bringing there offspring up to be lawless little creeps. It is a shame for the children that they have parents like that.

When I was in school the bus drivers used to leave their engines running on the school car park while waiting for the students to come out and get on.

They would all be parked next to each other with both doors wide open and the diesel smoke would fill the bus. it was disgusting sitting in there waiting to go. yuk

[Lancpudn]

Blimey! So it begins, get a load o this Bristol council are considering banning diesel vehicles


"It would mean a ban on all privately-owned diesel vehicles together with a charging zone for non-compliant commercial vehicles such as buses, taxis, HGVs and LGVs.
A car scrappage scheme would also be launched".

https://www.localgov.co.uk/Bristol-c...vehicles/48435

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Blimey! So it begins, get a load o this Bristol council are considering banning diesel vehicles

A car scrappage scheme would also be launched".

Where are they planning to get the money for the scrappage scheme from

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Where are they planning to get the money for the scrappage scheme from

I dare say they will charge owners of diesel vehicles in toll charges or raise the price of DERV!
I read London has just announced a £25million scrappage scheme.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I read London has just announced a £25million scrappage scheme.

£25 million to scrap your car, I'd go for that

[steve-45]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I dare say they will charge owners of diesel vehicles in toll charges or raise the price of DERV!
I read London has just announced a £25million scrappage scheme.

The London car scrappage scheme is for London residents - inside the north and south circular roads who are disabled or low income i.e. on benefits.

I am not on benefits but the £200 / £300 per month payments for a new eligible vehicle would make a major dent in my disposable income, so how is someone just about managing on benefits going to be able to afford the repayments ?