Glasgow is the first of Scotland's LEZs, and, IIRC, Edinburgh is the next. Given the Devi Sridhar article [and her Public Health role], it is difficult to see that she will not have a persuasive voice. The fact remains that the DVLA data, which is used to determine vehicle eligibility/ineligibility is hugely deficient and there is no appetite to have it cleaned up, which brings us back to vested interests, and there is no account taken of the other causes of pollution which are far more serious. Lastly, if there is a true, bigger picture, version of Climate Control to preserve the Planet for future generations, as the Greens keep banging on about ad nauseam, what damage will scrapping thousands, or tens of thousands of vehicles do? On another Forum, a Thread relating to Timing Belt replacement conatins a reply 'if you feel lucky, chance it, but a new engine is almost £10,000 fitted'. I could stump up the £10k [we were discussing this yesterday as an alternative to buying a new Wingamm], but, like the Wingamm discussion, found it dificult to justify the environmentally stupid idea of ditching a perfectly good engine that has not quite covered 20,000 miles in 7 years, a load of rare metals from the lithium et al, and all the interior fittings, when more polluting vehicles owned by vested interests are free to come and go as they please
Glasgow is not interested in Clean Air, and I'm not interested in Glasgow, Edinburgh and its Micky Mouse utopian and/or corrupt schemes. I'll spend my money where it is welcomed, and know that I won't be damaging the public purse {Mr Khan's Budget for ULEZ Vehicle scrappage has been increased from £110 million to £160 million, and he has been forced into a U turn on his endorsement of eco woodstoves because of the embarrassing revelation 2 weeks ago that 'Emissions of PM2.5 from domestic wood burning
increased by 124% between 2011 and 2021. Wood burning in homes now produces
more small particle pollution than all road traffic in the UK.' [Guardian 23rd July 2023]. The environmental damage of the alleged environmental protection exercise will fall on all of us; the financial burden will fall on taxpayers and on every individual [especially the lower paid who tend to run older vehicles and have jobs that involve work patterns that are inconsistent with public transport] who will be forced to take on more debt during a Cost of Living Crisis to buy a newer vehicle. Or they can just buy an old 2 stroke scooter and wear a helmet proclaiming 'F*ck the Planet. Ride a 2 stroke' [Worthing c1988]
You are welcome to your opinion. I am welcome to mine. My time in Scotland will be kept to the minimum, as will my leisure spend
Steve
. Bernard Kerr is going to risk his life for a British win
. His sort of behaviour I find unacceptable.