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but if they had said that was the plan last year, I would have made completely different financial decisions.
Not wishing to sound like a dick, but to my knowledge there has always been an aim to ultimately expand the ULEZ.
Maybe that's just because I'm signed up to the consultantion things tho and it sucks that you weren't aware of it.
As a general wider point I think anyone owning a car near any city in Europe should expect to be subject to a ULEZ within 2-5yrs.
Whats a pain is if you're travelling to Europe and now need to check the permit requirements. Eg France has a specific one regardless of whether you fall fowl of it. I think Belgium only needs a pass if your car doesn't meet the restrictions. But the whole thing is a minefield and definitely don't take those last two points on France and Belgium as gospel without independently checking.
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I see there is a proposal to extend the ULEZ to all greater London. From August next year.
FFS.
I have no particular petrolhead objection to it in principal, but if they had said that was the plan last year, I would have made completely different financial decisions.
Keeping the old family S-Max and leasing a small EV has been great for us now, but finding ourselves in the zone means a charge every time I go to the tip, we go any significant distance, or go somewhere as a family + dog.
If I'd known this was happening I would have got rid and got a bigger/longer range EV/hybrid.