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Livingstone listens to reason over LEZ
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As Transport for London defers the Euro-4 date, the Freight Transport
Association claims an industry win. Chris Tindall reports.
LONDON MAYOR Ken Livingstone has deferred LGV compliance with Euro-4 under the London low-emission zone (LEZ) from 2010 to 2012.
He says that following "very strong representations" during the consultation, the Euro-4 standard would present "unreasonable com-pliance costs" for operators in 2010, Furthermore, Transport for London (TfL) says that when it comes into force in 2008. London's LEZ will initially target only vehicles over 12 tonnes.
The public consultation, which closed earlier this year, had originally proposed clamping down on vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, but Livingstone says the change will allow operators of lighter vehicles more time to comply.
The lighter vehicles — from 3.5 tonnes upwards—will come under the scope of the regulations from mid-2008. By 2010 the LEZ will have been extended to lighter vehicles under 3.5 tonnes.
Livingstone says the ability to target foreign-registered vehicles may cause some problems, as it does with London's congestion charge, but that the system could be changed in order to impound vehicles that consistently evade the charges.
A further consultation will follow later this year on a draft order scheme that will set out the details of the proposed LEZ.
A spokesman for the Freight Transport Association says:"We're pleased that they have listened to some of the points we've made. "It's a substantial win for us and therefore very welcome. However, we note that private cars. the biggest polluters in London, are still exempt.