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Westminster aims to raise entry standard to Euro-3
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• by Charles Young
Trucks more than two years old could be banned from central London, Westminster Council announced last week. It has backed plans to ban all trucks with pre-Euro-3 engines, unless they have a particulate trap fitted, as early as 2003.
Under the proposal, all HGVs and buses other than London Transport buses would be required to apply for a permit which would allow them to run within the council's borders.
A spokesman for the councils environment & leisure committee says a low emissions zone (LEZ) would be one of the most likely ways of meeting new air quality targets which come into force in 2005.
"A new report suggests that we would get the maximum impact an air quality if we ban pre-Euro 3 trucks apart from Euro-2 trucks with exhaust treatment," says the spokesman. "As all new trucks will be fitted with Euro-3 engines by 2001, what we are doing is accelerating the replacement process," adds the spokesman.
The creation of an LEZ is one of the more likely ways the council will meet air quality standards but it is also considering measures such as traffic management, increased enforcement against polluters and partnerships with manufacturers to produce cleaner vehicles.
Councillor Jonathan Djanogly says: "We are determined to meet national air quality targets, and if that means banning gross polluters from central London, then so be it. The council's message is clear: clean up or stay out."