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£200 per visit" standards will be lined £200 per day for entering the LEZ.
However, from October this year,TfL's automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera network will pick up older trucks in the future LEZ.TfL will contact owners telling them their trucks might not meet the forthcoming emission standard, giving them time to comply.
Daf Trucks marketing director Tony Pain says many companies that need a truck for their business, such as builder's merchants and scaffolders, aren't aware of the long lead times or even digital tachographs. They are planning to buy new vehicles, perhaps for the first time in more than six or seven years.
Changes round London "We're noticing a hit of change around London," says Pain. "If your vehicle is registered since October 2001 that is OK; before that, it needs to be checked.
"Many aren't aware of the problem, and think it will costa a day to travel into the Congestion Charging Zone," he adds."They will be in for a shock when they are charged £200.The boundaries are not yet set on smoke tests,so some Euro-2 vehicles might be OK [for the LEZ]; for replacement products some operators are looking at new, and others are looking at late-year used."
Some recovery vehicles might not meet the LEZ standards, he warns -which means they could be charged for entering the zone to recover a stranded vehicle. • • The LEZ comes into force on 8 February for 14-tonners and on 1 July 2008 for 3.5-tonners. The penalty will be £200 a day. Visit www.t11.gov.uk to find out more.