Clean Air Greater Manchester

Posted on 21/01/2022 18:35 by baconbutty

Motorhomes should be exempt from the charge. By comparison to commercial vans there are a miniscule amount on the roads within the huge boundary area of GM. I live in Saddleworth and my van, Adria Compact SL 2009, is stored 1 mile away. I will not be able to bring it home to clean and prepare for a trip the following day without paying £10 per day. I am all for clean air zones but there has to be some common sense. 

Come on the club, help fight for a fair deal because there is no way I can afford a post 2016 van so I will leave the club.

Posted on 22/01/2022 08:46 by

I was this week talking to the motorhome dealer who as a Dometic agent has dealt with  my fridge repair . He is based inside the zone  and told me that although its clear his business  is going to be badly affected he has had no official notification about the scheme and only knows  what he has heard from the press and media. One customer using the online checker discovered  his large TA   motorhome fell into the £60 category and he is unlikely to be returning, 

He runs a good business  staffed with conscientious people and it will be a loss to our hobby if this ill thought out scheme forces him out. 

Posted on 22/01/2022 10:11 by Rocky 2 buckets

Save the planet-as long as it doesn’t 1) inconvenience folk

                                                           2) stop folk making money

                                                           3) cost anything to Joe Public🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

The vast majority of us posting on here won’t need a good functioning planet but generations to come do need somewhere to live, somewhere safe from crazy weather as std for a start & being able to continue heavily polluting cities isn’t an option. 

Posted on 22/01/2022 10:41 by

Taxes are great as long as its others paying. Lost business and jobs are no problem as long as its somebody else's livelihood hence we have all the enthusiasm for this from folk on here living hundreds of miles away telling us how keen they would be to pay.

Apart from maybe losing  access to that dealer it wont affect me but I do care about those  who are

Posted on 22/01/2022 11:09 by KjellNN

It seems flawed to me if no account is taken of how far you are driving within the zone.

From what I have read, you can drive around all day, causing a lot of pollution, and pay £10 for the day,  but if the same vehicle travels only a couple of miles, for example to exit the zone, it will still cost £10.

Have I read that correctly?