Did you know that if your non-ULEZ compliant vehicle is registered to someone with a blue badge who is getting certain allowances, you can apply for an extension for ULEZ exemption for that vehicle until 2027. They don’t have to be the owner, they don’t have to insure it, they don’t even have to have a driving licence. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Steve, It's nothing to do with holding a Blue Badge. Its available to those in receipt of PIP, DLA and certain Ex armed forces benefits. The Vehicle has to be registered as "Disabled Taxation" class and is only applicable to those that qualify for the Mobility element of the benefit. this also triggers the free VED whilst receiving PIP, DLA etc. The exemption is until October 2027 and is automatically applied by TFL because they check the vehicle using the DVLA database. there is no need to apply.

I know this to be fact as we went through this process with my Wife's car 2 years ago when C*** Khan started this assault on decent hard working people.

Did you know that he gets chauffeured around in a blast proof 5lt Range Rover. Double standards me thinks. 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Milothedog wrote:

Steve, It's nothing to do with holding a Blue Badge. Its available to those in receipt of PIP, DLA and certain Ex armed forces benefits. The Vehicle has to be registered as "Disabled Taxation" class and is only applicable to those that qualify for the Mobility element of the benefit. this also triggers the free VED whilst receiving PIP, DLA etc. The exemption is until October 2027 and is automatically applied by TFL because they check the vehicle using the DVLA database. there is no need to apply.

I know this to be fact as we went through this process with my Wife's car 2 years ago when C*** Khan started this assault on decent hard working people.

Did you know that he gets chauffeured around in a blast proof 5lt Range Rover. Double standards me thinks.

Milo, what you refer to is true and those circumstances trigger an automatic temporary ULEZ exemption for a non-compliant vehicle. What I am referring to is for those people that get Attendance allowance and have a Blue badge and whose vehicle is NOT registered in the disabled taxation class. They have to apply for the ULEZ sunset exemption.

I am 100% correct on this - my mother (Blue badge, receiving Attendance Allowance, car not registered for disabled tax) has applied and received the temporary ULEZ exemption on her non-compliant vehicle as well as exemption from the central London congestion charge (not that she would ever go there!)

 Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

The old 110 has now had its 30th Birthday, so now all that stands in my way for the Scottish LEZs is the small matter of an MOT...

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Steve D wrote:

Milothedog wrote:

Steve, It's nothing to do with holding a Blue Badge. Its available to those in receipt of PIP, DLA and certain Ex armed forces benefits. The Vehicle has to be registered as "Disabled Taxation" class and is only applicable to those that qualify for the Mobility element of the benefit. this also triggers the free VED whilst receiving PIP, DLA etc. The exemption is until October 2027 and is automatically applied by TFL because they check the vehicle using the DVLA database. there is no need to apply.

I know this to be fact as we went through this process with my Wife's car 2 years ago when C*** Khan started this assault on decent hard working people.

Did you know that he gets chauffeured around in a blast proof 5lt Range Rover. Double standards me thinks.

Milo, what you refer to is true and those circumstances trigger an automatic temporary ULEZ exemption for a non-compliant vehicle. What I am referring to is for those people that get Attendance allowance and have a Blue badge and whose vehicle is NOT registered in the disabled taxation class. They have to apply for the ULEZ sunset exemption.

I am 100% correct on this - my mother (Blue badge, receiving Attendance Allowance, car not registered for disabled tax) has applied and received the temporary ULEZ exemption on her non-compliant vehicle as well as exemption from the central London congestion charge (not that she would ever go there!)

Have just read an article about the thousands of people and businesses outside the ULEZ now affected.
People who have to travel over the line for work and business. Like most ,the cost of having to upgrade their vehicle is just too much. I live up here in Scotland in a rural area and will never even go into Glasgow,s small LEZ. Glasgow charge £60. And recurring charges multiply up.
My sympathies are with you all in the south. Jim A
Fl2 HSE 2010 auto
Disco 2Td5 auto 2002 gone
Disci 1 300Tdi auto 1996 gone

As with you Jim I live in the middle of nowhere and although we are about to have all of our 30mph zones reduced to 20mph I absolutely feel for those of you who have to transit back and forth through a LEZ or ULEZ.

At some point the inevitable straw that breaks the camels back will be reached and I cannot help thinking that point is significantly closer now and civil unrest is only around the corner. People can only take so much...

Slightly off topic but I stopped at a motorway services on the M3 recently and there are a couple of disabled spaces near the entrance to the building. Sitting in one of them was a Porsche 911 displaying a blue badge which I thought was obviously someone abusing the system. Anyway when I came out I saw an old boy with a walking stick hobbling towards the car and struggled to get in it and then drove off. You can never tell.  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

The original London ULEZ was announced quite a time ago, we were told that a vast majority of Londoners agreed, and the Government supported the Mayor.

26 March 2015
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• £65 million to deliver plans for cleaner taxis, including extra £25m from Government • From 2020, ULEZ will reduce most harmful vehicle exhaust pollutants by more than half • More than 16,000 consultation responses, 79 per cent in favour of improving London’s air quality.

https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/m...ssion-zone

It seems that these ULEZ zones will spread throughout the UK with the governments blessing (even if we have a change of party/leader)
I believe that there should help for those within the area to change their cars, and a decent free 'Park and Ride' scheme for us who have to drive in from the countryside. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

dorsetfreelander wrote:

Slightly off topic ..... You can never tell.

...... and a decent free 'Park and Ride' scheme for us who have to drive in from the countryside.

Only once tried to use a Park and Ride scheme, in Cambridge. Parked the car, got on the bus but was told that the miniature Yorkie (less than 2kg) wasn't allowed and that we should leave her in the car!

Needless to say we just got back into the car and drove into Cambridge. Won't bother with that idea ever again. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

I drove into the newly expanded ULEZ in my Freelander on Monday, beating the introduction time by 6 hours. However we were in a hotel in Wembley until Thursday, when we drove back to Cornwall.
I set up auto payment for the ULEZ charge, but haven't seen a payment come out yet.
Maybe the system doesn't charge for outgoing traffic?

I also achieved 45MPG for the round trip too, so even if I have to pay a £12.50 charge, I'll have saved more than that, simply by keeping my speed to a steady 60 MPH. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Work at Heathrow so I said goodbye to my Freelander yesterday after owning two over nearly 10 years. Very sorry to see it go to be honest, a very good car despite would have been some very expensive repairs had it not been for extended warranty.

Nearing 100,000 anyway so probably time for a change but the timing certainly forced by ULEZ.

I now have a nice clean genuine LR multi spoke 19" spare wheel and tyre for sale along with the hold down clamp if anyone is interested.

Will put an ad in the classifieds.

Please let us know which car you move to, and after a little time, how it compares with the FL2.

A few of us may be in a similar position, as you as the 10 year extended warranty begins to unwind, and are interested in real life impressions of FL2 replacements.

Whatever you choose, Happy Motoring! FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

I've bought a friends 2016 Merc GLC 250d as a bit of a stopgap, it was for sale and I need a tow bar which it has. Obviously a very different car, jacked up C series rather than an SUV, drives beautifully, very sophisticated compared to the Freelander although most of the stuff are things I wasn't missing. That said the auto LED headlights are amazing and not something I have used before. Some very useful features such as the sun roof closing automatically if it starts to rain whether the ignition on or not.


I am sure it won't go as far off road as the Freely but I think it will do everything I have done in the past ten years.