Hi,
I have received a letter saying that my Mercedes van will not be allowed inside London (i.e. within the M25 motorway) as of July 2008.
This is because of the introduction of the new Londonwide 'Low Emission Zone', which affects most vehicles over 2.5 tonnes.
That's annoying since I live in London.
As my vehicle is (I think) classified a 'Euro 1' vehicle for emissions, it'll need a full DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) fitted in order to comply with new standards.
Transport for London's info document (link below) suggests this will cost 'between 2500 and =A34000, which is quite a sting.
I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience of making such a modification and could advise me on the cheapest options on how to make this vehicle compliant?
1) I have heard talk of cheap versions of the filters,2) I was also wondering if there is any other way round this, such as converting the vehicle to run on bio - diesel or some such.
Thanks very much if you can provide any info, experience or useful advice related to this
Tenby
(My vehicle details: 1996 Mercedes 609D converted to motorhome, 4 litre diesel engine, 4.5 tonnes overall weight I think, 'Euro