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Ironically something which makes this much less viable (unless the cars are exported after being refreshed) are the ever-shifting goalposts of EU emission stand
by tompccs 5y ago
Ironically something which makes this much less viable (unless the cars are exported after being refreshed) are the ever-shifting goalposts of EU emission standards. This is fundamentally what limits the usable life of a car in the UK - many cars end up on the second hand market not because they don't run anymore but because parking and congestion charge costs in certain cities (ie, London), make the marginal cost of buying a new car (which has better emissions ratings and therefore lower tax,etc) and selling the old one much lower.
- switch007 5y agoI think this is overstating the issue, given how relatively few places in the UK have low emissions zones tied to EU emission standards. Also, as we are no longer in the EU, I would take a guess that many of those EU emission standards are now UK standards. I'd take another wild guess that they are very similar in a lot of respects, and if so, going forward, you can now blame the UK government entirely, instead of the EU
- Johnythree 5y agoSurely these standards are not retrospective. I see lots of vintage cars still being routinely driven. eg Landrovers, Morris Minors, etc, etc.