Post by PG on Feb 28, 2018 14:22:03 GMT
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has said that the cities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf could legally ban older, more polluting diesel cars from zones worst affected by pollution.
www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/new-cars/germanys-city-centre-diesel-bans-%E2%80%93-what-does-it-mean-industry?page=1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43211946
Looks like Euro V and older will be allowed to be banned from some / all of city centres if local authorities choose to make that decision. According to the Autocar article, the rule will be based around time since the Euro level came in. Which seems to indicate that Euro VI are OK now, but may not be in a few years.
If the Germans are going to do this - and in Mercedes home town too! - others are bound to follow elsewhere. London's ULEZ is already getting there and so across Europe it definitely looks like diesel cars using city centres days are numbered.
Personally, unless you buy a new diesel on a PCP, or it is a company purchase, you're taking one heck of a gamble with your money. And that is until residuals suffer to an extent where expect PCP rates to go up, which will further alienate private buyers.
Right now, if I wanted to change the Shogun, I really don't know what we'd do.
www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/new-cars/germanys-city-centre-diesel-bans-%E2%80%93-what-does-it-mean-industry?page=1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43211946
Looks like Euro V and older will be allowed to be banned from some / all of city centres if local authorities choose to make that decision. According to the Autocar article, the rule will be based around time since the Euro level came in. Which seems to indicate that Euro VI are OK now, but may not be in a few years.
If the Germans are going to do this - and in Mercedes home town too! - others are bound to follow elsewhere. London's ULEZ is already getting there and so across Europe it definitely looks like diesel cars using city centres days are numbered.
Personally, unless you buy a new diesel on a PCP, or it is a company purchase, you're taking one heck of a gamble with your money. And that is until residuals suffer to an extent where expect PCP rates to go up, which will further alienate private buyers.
Right now, if I wanted to change the Shogun, I really don't know what we'd do.
