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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * UK - Rent trucks to avoid LEZ charges
London,UK -Motor Transport/Road Transport, by Roger Brown -28 March 2008: -- The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) claims it may be more cost effective for firms to rent vehicles for short-term work in London rather than pay Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charges. John Lewis, director general of the BVRLA says that with the £200 a day charge for pre-Euro 3 vehicles, firms should think about whether it is more viable for them to hire... The fine for not paying the daily charge is £500, which increases to £1,000 if not paid within 14 days. Lewis says commercial vehicles available for short-term rental are more fuel efficient and better for the environment. BVRLA members operate more than 510,000 vans and trucks across the UK. According to TfL, it is counting around 50,000 unique vehicles entering the zone each week, around 4,000 of which are non-compliant (8%)...
* Forced to pay LEZ fines while awaiting smoke test
London,UK -Commercial Motor/Road Transport, by Roanna Avison -28 March 2008: -- An operator that chose to use a local fitter to install particulate filters to comply with the London low-emission zone (LEZ) has hit another stumbling block - a long wait to get a test date with Vosa. KJ Lowe Transport, based in Bexleyheath, runs two Scania 18-tonne trucks. The company ordered particulate filters from Dinex in November these arrived and were fitted last week... However the company chose to use a local, authorised fitter to keep costs down and is now unable to get the filters tested at Vosa's Gillingham test centre until 8 and 10 April. Co-owner Marion Smith says: "We live within the LEZ so we've had our 28 days' grace, and every time we drive out in the morning we get fined £200 even though the trucks have the relevant filters fitted."... She adds that Transport for London (TfL) told her to pay the fine and claim it back...Labels: trucking industry news UK
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