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Learning to cope with the LEZ
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[WOULD REPLY to Ralph Ingham-Johnson's letter [criticising the London LEZI (CM 24 May) as follows.
As founder-members of the British Association of Removers.we have been a family-owned business for more than 150 years and as a result have seen many changes,most of which. given time, have proved beneficial.
We wrote to [London Mayor] Mr Livingstone with our objections to the LEZ, asking for more time. Of course we never received a 70. reply, but we realise that in a matter of two to three years all our vehicles that work in London carrying out removals everyday will be compliant. In the meantime we will fit filters or whatever is necessary to get by.
We will also charge where possible for carrying out removals that involve entering the LEZ.We don't have a choiceif we refuse to come in to the zone, someone else will.
With regard to the fuel issue, there are several ways to reduce the problem.We fitted trackers so we can monitor idling time; it has now been virtually eradicated.All our vehicles have been limited s..1:ria="SaW:„ to 60mph or less, even our Sprinters:a great fuel saving. We also route our vehicles and monitor their daily movements-and we use fuel cards.
It still amazes me to see the amount of drivers that turn up at our sites and leave their engine running. What for? Apart from everything else, they are damned noisy These problems will always be with us. but they can be reduced. I'm off to look at electric vehicles now-and to think we started with horses!
Roger Bishop by e-mail