Beware - London Congestion charge and Electric cars

oldhand

Enjoy the free parking,congestion charge etc,guarantee when electric cars become more commonplace they will move the goalposts and find another way to tax them,....

marcusjames

DoaM wrote: »

You still haven't said the date(s) the penalties are relating to. As per posts above, there should not have been any congestion charge anyway - depending on dates.

It was 22nd and 23rd December. The TfL website says the congestion charge doesn't apply from 24th through 2nd January.

AnotherJoe

marcusjames wrote: »

All


Thanks for the responses.


I know I should have been more diligent and probably more angry at myself for missing it. I googled if an I3 is exempt from paying the congestion charge and the following came back from TfL website:


All cars that emit more than 75g/km of CO2 must pay a congestion charge when driving in central London. Fully electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell cars are exempt from this charge, along with a number of efficient hybrids. Read on for our full list of cars that qualify to drive through London for free.31 Aug 2016


I did not feel the need to then search further. Live and learn I guess.

I think it would be worth an appeal on the grounds their website (section i put in red) misled you.

Muscle750

And start saving for when the batteries need replacing which will cost more than the car is worth. Electric cars im sorry are one time bomb waiting to happen for the present owners

sillygoose

I don't see why you should have to re-register and pay up a fee every year, the car has whatever CO2 it has when its made, its not going to change unless you swap the electric motor for a V8. Once tied to the number plate then exempt for ever should be enough.

I didn't bother for mine as I prefer just not going anywhere near the South East, at all, ever.

Stageshoot

Muscle750 wrote: »

And start saving for when the batteries need replacing which will cost more than the car is worth. Electric cars im sorry are one time bomb waiting to happen for the present owners

The batteries have an 8 year warranty

An Elctric Car used as a taxi in New York completed over 1/2 million miles and the battery was still able to hold 70% of its initial charge

But the longer people dismiss them and hold out the longer we will get cheap motoring

AdrianC

Stageshoot wrote: »

The batteries have an 8 year warranty

The average car in the UK is is just under 14 years old when it's scrapped.

An Elctric Car used as a taxi in New York completed over 1/2 million miles and the battery was still able to hold 70% of its initial charge

Every time that one comes around, the mileage has gone up. Unless you've got any source for that, I'll go with 100k miles with full (displayed) capacity.
https://www.zap-map.com/electric-taxi-company-clocks-100000-miles-in-nissan-leaf/

But, on the other hand...
http://www.electricvehiclewiki.com/Real_World_Battery_Capacity_Loss

But the longer people dismiss them and hold out the longer we will get cheap motoring

I think the word you're looking for is "subsidised".

George_Michael

sillygoose wrote: »

I don't see why you should have to re-register and pay up a fee every year, the car has whatever CO2 it has when its made, its not going to change unless you swap the electric motor for a V8. Once tied to the number plate then exempt for ever should be enough.

Unless of course you pay the relevant fee to the DVLA to transfer the registration plate to a different car.
Without checking, I think it's about £70 and if you were to transfer it from a CC exempted vehicle to a non exempted one, it wouldn't take long to recoup this payment.

sillygoose

George_Michael wrote: »

Unless of course you pay the relevant fee to the DVLA to transfer the registration plate to a different car.
Without checking, I think it's about £70 and if you were to transfer it from a CC exempted vehicle to a non exempted one, it wouldn't take long to recoup this payment.

I know its expensive to transfer and the idea was just a flight of fancy really, but the thought of 'sticking one' to the TFL car hating Junta just seems hugely appealing.

Stageshoot

CHanging the plate from a CC free car to another does not work

I tranferred my private plate off my fiat 500 twin air which was CC free and put it on my Abarth 500 though the DVLS

First time I drove into CC zone in the Abarth I got an email and letter from TFL saying they knew the vehicle had changed and if I did it again after the date of the letter I would be charged

So the back office systems are more sofisticated than a simple register and ignore