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MG MG Y Type - Ban on older vehicles

I note the news article published on the FBHVC that the council of Paris intends to ban older vehicles from the French capital. Specific to MG Y type is the wording from the article...July 2016 cars registered before 1997 and two-wheelers made before 2000 will also be prevented from travelling in the city.
Whilst I wouldn't intend to drive my Y's in a congested city like Paris the question begs...When next will peoples freedom of choice to drive old cars be taken from people like I and many like minded enthusiasts in other cities or countries?
I think this ties in closely to the MOT exemption and has been mentioned by others before on past threads. Does the governments carrot of reducing the cost of yearly MOT to classic ownership underline a long term plan to wave a stick and restrict either when, where and how classic cars may be used? all in pursuit of green agenda.

To read full article http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/about-us/news/_article/66/paris-confirms-ban-on-older-vehicles-from-french-capital/

Richard
R E Knight

Richard

The French Government has long had a dislike for classic cars. When you travel through France it is VERY rare that you see vintage French cars. At one time the French Government had an active clean up not dissimilar to the much tainted US "Cash for Clunkers" program. Many French classics were crushed at that time and most of what you see now has been (re-)imported into France at great cost to the owners and much paperwork too. If heritage cannot be specifically proven then there are even bigger obstacles to the French owner.

I feel very sorry for them, however in a democracy very often you do not get good government but you do always get the government that you deserve! As Sir Winston Churchill once said "Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

:)

Paul

Paul Barrow

About 5 years back I stayed overnight at the Camping Municipal Reims when some 15 Citroen Traction Avant's turned up, they were returning from a major tour of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia taking in Moscow where they had the privilege of parking in Red Square. They had started some months before from a 1000 Traction car rally at Amiens and now the next day were to get a special police outrider escort down the Champs Elysees. I cannot believe the French would now ban their national icon. Bryan
B Mellem

The proposed ban on classic vehicles in Paris is subject to various conditions. It is thought that the ban will not affect cars over 30 years old and that there will be access to Central Paris for classics at weekends. The main problem identified in both Paris and London are diesel particulates. Not many diesel Ys! Cars like Citroen DS should be OK but Oil burning Mercs and Peugeots could be the biggest losers.
M C Bath

Cars like Citroen DS should be OK but Oil burning Mercs and Peugeots could be the biggest losers.


If diesel particulates are the problem, how come Paris' huge bus fleet remains impervious? Or the many commercial vehicles delivering into the city every day? I know that commercials have an additive know as: "Ad-Blu," presumably to clean the exhaust gases, so if this works for commercials how come the technology isn't in cars. After all, commercials stop/start technology was successfully put into cars.
R Taylor

The ban as in London has nothing whatever to do with reality it is little more than political posturing. It is easy to pick on a small minority who have little or no influence. Older diesel motorvans have been banned from campsites around London but their contribution to overall pollution is unmeasurable, likewise a few old cars can be picked on allowing second rate politicians to justify a major success in reducing pollution levels. We live in an age of half truths and lies. Bryan
B Mellem

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