Diesel vehicle scrappage scheme being announced soon...

[SteveA]

Get paid £thousands by scrapping that dirty old diesel arb truck, especially if you live in or near a city: Drivers could be paid 'up to £2,000 to scrap diesels' - BBC News

 

This doesn't affect us because we live in Pembrokeshire/ West Wales where the Atlantic and Irish Sea air, is pure, and the sheep have sore knees (but that's a different subject).

 

cheers, steve

Edited April 17, 2017 by SteveA

[base]

more utter tosh being rolled out,

[SteveA]

more utter tosh being rolled out,

 

Why dya think it's tosh?.... word comes from a highly reputable source (the BBC) I'll 'ave you know! This ain't no fake news man!

cheers, steve

[woody paul]

Get paid £thousands by scrapping that dirty old diesel arb truck, especially if you live in or near a city: Drivers could be paid 'up to £2,000 to scrap diesels' - BBC News

 

This doesn't affect us because we live in Pembrokeshire/ West Wales where the Atlantic and Irish Sea air, is pure, and the sheep have sore knees (but that's a different subject).

 

cheers, steve

 

But what will we replace with, battery truck maybe. Ha Ha.

[SteveA]

But what will we replace with, battery truck maybe. Ha Ha.

 

Considering we have access to vast amounts of wood I think it lends itself towards a gasifier arb truck. I'd happily convert to that.

cheers, steve

[skyhuck]

More "green wash".

 

There is more pollution created producing a car than most will produce in their life time.

 

The most environmentally friendly thing any motorist can do is run their car into the ground.

 

The guy with the 15 year old car is doing far more to save the planet and than some smug prat in a new Prius.

[SteveA]

More "green wash".

 

There is more pollution created producing a car than most will produce in their life time.

 

The most environmentally friendly thing any motorist can do is run their car into the ground.

 

The guy with the 15 year old car is doing far more to save the planet and than some smug prat in a new Prius.

 

I believe it's aimed at reducing localised pollution, ie exhaust emissions.... and that's a wise move, I think.

But yes I agree that it doesn't nescesarily do anything to improve global pollution & natural resource depletion.

 

However, I do disagree about your most environmentally friendly stance.... driving cars is never going to save the planet, because it's not the planet that needs saving.... it's mankind, destroying itself/ alongside alotta animals, etc.

 

The most environmentally friendly thing a motorist can do is give up motoring and start pedalling a bamboo pushbike towing a hemp trailer.

+ stop breeding.

 

cheers, steve

Edited April 17, 2017 by SteveA

[skyhuck]

I believe it's aimed at reducing localised pollution, ie exhaust emissions.... and that's a wise move, I think.

But yes I agree that it doesn't nescesarily do anything to improve global pollution & natural resource depletion.

 

However, I do disagree about your most environmentally friendly stance.... driving cars is never going to save the planet, because it's not the planet that needs saving.... it's mankind, destroying itself/ alongside alotta animals, etc.

 

The most environmentally friendly thing a motorist can do is give up motoring and start pedalling a bamboo pushbike towing a hemp trailer.

 

cheers, steve

 

Sorry, yes you are 100% correct, I was simply talking from a "real world" persecutive, rather than "la la land"

[Woodworks]

What are we supposed to replace them with?

 

I tried a new truck with it's fancy filters and it was PITA. Had to get rid and get an older model without the filter. DPFs in modern diesels are a problem for lots of drivers doing short trips. We need reliable new alternatives before replacing the older models.

[SteveA]

Sorry, yes you are 100% correct, I was simply talking from a "real world" persecutive, rather than "la la land"

 

That's the spirit dude

I'm off to bang a gong, jingle Nepalese bells and hang out some Khrishna bunting.... back in a mo.

cheers, steve

 

What are we supposed to replace them with?

 

I tried a new truck with it's fancy filters and it was PITA. Had to get rid and get an older model without the filter. DPFs in modern diesels are a problem for lots of drivers doing short trips. We need reliable new alternatives before replacing the older models.

 

If you do short trips isn't it cheaper to run a petrol equivalent? I think that's what I heard someone mention.

cheers, Steve