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Recommend for a family car ULEZ compliant for under 8k
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This is a two-year-old thread. The current (2023) ULEZ rules mandate Euro6 for diesels.0
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Yes,webjaved said:
What if you have a Euro 5 in Diesel and it's a private family car, is there a ULEZ charge for that?AdrianC said:Remember... for diesels, the ULEZ cutoff is Euro6, ~2014, but for petrols, it's Euro4, ~2005.
you will get hammered by the charge unless the vehicle is registered as disabled and gets free road tax.
Then you are exempt for 4 years from memory.
Give you time to save for a newer car.0 -
If you have off street parking and don't plan to do any long road trips then a used 24 KW leaf would tick all your boxes for about 8k.0
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It's actually much earlier than that in many cases. My 1998 car is compliant and many post 2001 petrol MK4 VW Golfs are ok as they meet Euro4 requirements.AdrianC said:Remember... for diesels, the ULEZ cutoff is Euro6, ~2014, but for petrols, it's Euro4, ~2005.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
Probably better getting Euro 6 petrol? you don't know when they change the criteria...
I am thinking something like 2015 Hyundai i30, KIA Ceed, Toyota Auris0 -
Very good point. The OP hasn’t been seen for nearly 2 years.[Deleted User] said:This is a two-year-old thread. The current (2023) ULEZ rules mandate Euro6 for diesels.
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Still a valid thread though. My city has CAZ and currently private cars are exempt and that could change at any time. Not that I am planning to do so but if I wanted to drive into central Birmingham, Bristol or Bath then I would be charged.
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