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Transport for London policy; the Low Emission Zone

Only certain approved Diesel Particulate filter traps are suitable to avoid the TfL Low Emission Zone. We currently offer two manufactures products to a limited range of different vehicles.
Generally these are of two types

  1. entire exhaust system replacement
  2. inclusion of Filter in existing exhaust

Neither options are really cheap, but once installed the daily savings could be astronomical. At £100 a day charge, even the infrequent visitor can justify the expense.

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We can't fit a gas system straight onto a Diesel engine and it avoid LEZ charges, in fact no body can. LPG-Diesel gas systems will not achieve anywhere near the standard. If a petrol engine was suitably converted, the vehicle would. see here for our Gas Conversion pages. 

TfL is running a year-long information campaign to remind vehicle operators to prepare their vehicles for changes that will see larger vans (between 1.205 tons unladen and 3.5 tons Gross Vehicle Weight), minibuses (5 tons or less  Gross Vehicle Weight with more than 8 passenger seats) and other vehicles* included in London's LEZ to help deliver cleaner air for Londoners and improve quality of life. The campaign started in January 2011. The affected vehicles will have to meet a Euro 3 standard for particulate matter, in order to drive within the LEZ free of charge and avoid daily penalty charges. * The LEZ will also affect a number of diesel-engined specialist vehicles such as motor caravans, motorised horseboxes and light utility vehicles, even if they are used for private purposes.
Both Larger vans and minibuses were originally due to be included in the LEZ from 4 October 2010, however, the Mayor took the decision, following public consultation, to defer the introduction of these new standards in tough economic times to give the owners and operators of the estimated 70,000 non-compliant vehicles, many of which are smaller businesses and charities, more time to make the necessary changes. We fit approved Diesel Particulate filter traps
A TfL LEZ London website has been launched which includes a vehicle checker to enable owners to check whether their vehicle meets the emissions standards and provides advice on what steps they can take to do so.

Cars, motorcycles and vans weighing under 1.205 tonnes unladen are not affected by the LEZ. Owners can check their V5 to confirm their vehicle weight and TfL can provide advice via its website or a dedicated call centre.

In London, road transport is the single biggest source of PM10 and NOx emissions causing air quality-related health problems, worsening symptoms of asthma and other respiratory conditions. Larger vans are responsible for 21 per cent of PM emissions and 10 per cent of emissions of NOx. The LEZ aims to reduce emissions of PM and NOx by encouraging the take-up of cleaner vehicles and the fitting of approved abatement equipment, AAG offer Gas vehicles, Diesel Particulate traps, as well a "Swappage" scheme 
Operators with vehicles that do not meet the specified emissions standards for the LEZ have a number of options to comply with the scheme including: 1) fitting an approved filter to the vehicle to improve the emissions - a list of approved filters is published on the TfL website; 2) purchasing a new or compliant second hand vehicle; 3) reorganising a fleet so that only vehicles which meet the required emissions standards drive within the LEZ; 4) infrequent visitors may consider renting a compliant vehicle  5) paying a daily charge.  TfL would much prefer operators to meet the required standards rather than pay a daily charge or risk a fine.

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From 3 January 2012, the emissions standards for vehicles already affected by the LEZ from 2008 will be tightened. Lorries over 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight, buses and coaches over five tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight with more then 8 passenger seats will be required to meet a Euro IV for PM standard to drive within the LEZ without charge.  This was announced when the scheme was originally approved in 2007 and has always been due to take effect from 3 January 2012.
The Mayor's Air Quality Strategy, published in December 2010, sets out a wide range of policies to further reduce the emissions from various sectors, including road transport. For example a package of local measures to tackle air pollution at priority locations, incentivising the adoption of the cleanest vehicles and new technologies including electric and electric-hybrid cars. It identifies that with these measures, London is on track to meet PM10 legal limits by 2011 and outlines steps to tackle NOx emissions.

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Or get 01903 715715 on the phone. We have workshops in Littlehampton and New Malden