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b1k3rdude:
Summary

Like many others I have been aware of this Bull$hit for a while now, but as the new ULEZ (Ultra low emission zone) is coming into force by 8th April 2019 I thought I'd better check the status of both my bikes, a 2006 Bandit 1200 & 2005 Fazer 1000. Both bikes were were 'according to TFL" NO LONGER Euro 3 exempt.  I found all the relevant sites where you can put in your reg and it will tell you if your bike is exempt -

* ULEZ site & check - https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone
* T-charge site & check- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/emissions-surcharge/compliance-checker
* Congestion Zone -  (bikes are and have always been exempt) https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/discounts-and-exemptions#on-this-page-1Getting your bike exempt/compliant

If you know your bike is Euro3 compliant but -

* The date of registration is before 01st July 2007, TFL will consider it non-compliant.
* The date is as above but the Exhaust Emission section is populated, then all you need to do is send a copy of the V5C to the ULEZ dept at TFL and they will then update the website to show it as compliant.(may not require having to create a TFL account so good).
* But if the date is before 01/01/07 and the Exhaust Emission section is not-populated, then you can either request a letter of homologation from Yamaha stating the Euro3 status (I believe there is no charge for this, which is the route I am going down).
* Or you can just pay the £75 to Yamaha to get a CoC if the bike is older than 2002 (Euro3 came in for motorcycles in 2002)
* Honda don't charge for the CoC, while all the others do - Yamaha(£70), Kawasaki (TBC), Suzuki (£90).
* An alternative (albeit scam) option, if you can't get a Euro3 status letter or a CoC, is to get it emissions (NOx) tested (see below)Only testing center in London/Uk.

* The owner has a family member who works inside TFL. This may or may not explain why -
* This shop (Riverbank m/c) is only place with the ability to do the emissions test for ULEZ compliance.
* The charge is £175 and is what most people would consider a scam.
* If your bike fails the emissions test, RB m/c charge £75 to jam a catalytic convertor into the exhaust (link pipe) of carburetted vehicle.

* As understand it, fitting a cat to a carburetted vehicle will at best last few months before the cat is useless, therefor fitting it would appear to be fraudulent?
* The owner has been quoted as saying 'it doesn't matter, once the bike has passed the test you can just remove it'. I will leave the obvious conclusion to you the motorcyclist.
* Here is a report of a Yamaha RD350 & TDR250 passing the above test, which shows ULEZ is basically a scam.More info
* Euro 3/4 info - https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2016/january/mcn-plus---emissions-impossible-what-euro-4-really-means/
* Another thread with ULEZ info - http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,24907.0.html
* More proof that ULEZ is a scam & farce - https://www.visordown.com/news/general/proof-ulez-farce?fbclid=IwAR3kT2b8qOoVYTIh__6ecnj1ovUsZl02LUzUYRLAVnoq_3-STy0-_HUft1k

Grahamm:

--- Quote from: b1k3rdude on 13 May 2018, 01:46:35 pm ---I found all the relevant sites where you can put in your reg and it will tell you if your bike is exempt -

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... At the moment.

IIRC there's already plans to decrease the emissions levels in the next few years, despite the fact that bikes reduce congestion and, thus, pollution :(

darrsi:
Obviously does affect my bike, but not my daily commute, so for now i'm not too bothered, but i'm sure they will make the ULEZ zones bigger and more widespread as time goes on.

steve 10562cc:
I'm surprised they haven't blamed the raise in the number of murders/ knife crime in London on vehicle pollution so they can screw a bit more money out of the motorists.

slappy:
By 2020 Leeds and at least 4 more places will have " clean air zones"  and like London these zones will get bigger and bigger and more expensive as they realise how much money they can make out of them.
Just another ploy to use the enviroment as a tax generator and to put the poor and working class back on the bus where they belong, leaving the roads clear for their betters.

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