Active travel is not a good - it is discriminatory at best and suicidal at worst.

We live in a country that rains 90% of the time (well it doe sin Manchester) - why would you walk or ride a bike.

I have a metal knee that means cycling is not an option - not enough articulation, and the other knee is riddled with arthritis so walking is as much fun as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
No problem pay £520 PA road fund license and let the council blockade roads or narrow down dual carriageways for those who want to cycle. Those that don't want to cycle - force them. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Mm. I'm not feeling that smug, with my i6, honest! After all, I do pay full Vehicle Excise Tax on it.

I guess i6 values will go up now. They only sold 564 here in the UK.

Tim Tim

Freelander 2 HSE i6 Stornoway Grey with Alpaca & Tundra interior
Driven many miles in:
2 FL2s
1 Range Rover P38
4 Range Rover Classics
Many military LWB & 1/2 ton Lightweight Series IIA & III

Thought it was 484 Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

Axle, that is just the HSE variant.

Here's the breakdown:

485 HSE
2 HST
45 SE
25 XS
7 GS Tim

Freelander 2 HSE i6 Stornoway Grey with Alpaca & Tundra interior
Driven many miles in:
2 FL2s
1 Range Rover P38
4 Range Rover Classics
Many military LWB & 1/2 ton Lightweight Series IIA & III

Hence when ads say "rare HST" the reality is "Rare HST because nobody bought this spec" Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.

BossBob wrote:

Even better, the only diversion route for the Avonmouth Bridge wil put you into the ULEZ deliberately. They were unable to justify the cost of setting it all up unless they included the Cumberland Basin in the scheme which happens to be the most westerly route for none motorway traffic across the Avon not including Brunel’s masterpiece, the Clifton Suspension Bridge which doesn’t do heavy traffic.

3 or 4 choices. The Clannage and Roundham Hill to Gordano. Clarken Coombe to Clevedon. A370 Long Ashton bypass to Weston-Super-Mud (sorry Mare). A38 to Highbridge. There are few passing places on any of these routes and they all go through villages with low speed limits and all have money machines and camera van parking spots.
Yes, the Portway and Cumberland Basin are heavily used and much more like a car park. I’ve had walkers pass me and disappear up the road never to be overtaken, the traffic move so slowly. It’s nice in the Autumn though as it passes through the Avon Gorge and the colours of the woods change daily.
If you feel like taking the M4/M32 just be aware that the Bristol end of the M32 puts you into the ULEZ and that Bristol never finished the outer circuit road properly so it dumps you on the A4 between Brislington and Keynsham and the route to the A38 south is pretty congested most of the time.

trw999 wrote:

Axle, that is just the HSE variant.

Did not know that, thanks.  Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

It’s official!
https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strat...lez-london

As expected, after a very extensive public consultation of just nine weeks the Mayors proposals are to be made official. Although I filled out the online consultation I don’t recall receiving any notification about it, just an email from a colleague at work. In the circumstances not sure exactly how many people would have even been aware of said consultation.
So a scrappage scheme is to be introduced. Is it any help to me? Sole trader - no. Micro business - no. Charity - no. Disabled - no. Lower income (unlikely to include retired people) - so assume no.
Screwed - looks like it

Update - They’ve just said on local news that 60% of those that responded to the consultation were against the expansion plans - so that’s how democracy works

A lot of people are going to have to sell their perfectly good older cars - diesel Freelander 2s included - in order to buy something they can drive toll free.
I'd be livid if I lived or travelled in the affected area. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Don’t offer to drop off or pickup anyone from Heathrow either as that is included in the ULEZ!

There will soon be a setting on sat nav avoid emission zones

Here everyone..
if you own a Freelander please sign this petition!

https://chng.it/J4VpXbzt7z

Just a driver wrote:

There will soon be a setting on sat nav avoid emission zones