Re: [Peugeot-L] Re: Peugeot 604 V6 with catalytic convertor?

Hello Mike,

to avoid misunderstandings:

There will be no GENERAL legislation that forbids the ownership and the usage of classic cars.

BUT the EU has decided on a new program for "clean air" and this means they have set up some values for various toxic elements and whenever these values are exceeded in a certain area, the city where this happens is responsible - and can be sued by the inhabitants! - to do anything to reduce these emissions.

E.g. they have some value for NOx and when the probes register that this allowed NOx value is exceeded in, say, Berlin for more than 35 days a year, then they MUST do something to reduce it.

Currently they can only do so by forbidding the use of old cars, and also putting some restraints on older industries or, theoretically, even the heaters in houses.

At least in Germany, some big "green" organisations have said they WILL sue any city whenever this 35 days limit is exceeded.

This will NOT mean that the use of an old car is GENERALLY prohibited in the whole country. But there will most definitely be days when old cars WILL be prohibited in big cities and on various days.

regards
Thomas

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:06:28 -0000, coupe404 <tippett@pacificcoast.net> wrote:

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> It blows me away that Europeans apply emission controls retroactively
> upon older cars.
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> It was these same governments' fault that EU cars had virtually no
> emission controls until 1986. So what was legal for sale at that
> time suddenly becomes illegal? What a ridiculous outcome! There
> should be class-action lawsuits over this.
>
> In Canada (and I believe the US) there is no such retroactivity
> rule. In fact, the problem goes away with time, as older cars are
> naturally retired and only a few are left in circulation or the hands
> of collectors. This hardly justifies the draconian retroactivity -
> there are too few to be a real problem! These older cars should be
> required TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THEIR TIME, no more!
>
> The equally absurd attempt by the EU to make any old car with
> asbestos components illegal to drive (until the offenfdng As was
> removed) is just another example. In many cases, removing Asbestos
> is more hazardous than leaving it in place.
>
> Surely someone over there in a position of policy making realises
> that there is a law of dimishing returns at play here?
>
> Mike Tippett
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