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Exhaust traps could stop fines
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kevin.swattawfarbi.co.uk DUE TO'll IE shortage of used Euro-4 trucks, a number of operators that regularly take loads into London are planning to acquire late-registered Euro-3 vehicles and equip them with a suitable exhaust trap, claims Matt Hammond of dealer Harris DAF.
That is because anybody wishing to enter London's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 3 January 2012 onwards will have to run trucks that meet the particulates standard of the E.uro-4 emissions regs.
If they cannot obtain Euro-4or Euro-5compliant vehicles, fitting a trap to a Euro-3 truck may he the only available option if they want to avoid substantial daily penalty charges. Being aware of the forthcoming LEZ charges is already helping Euro-4 trucks command premium prices. reveals Tony E3evan of MAN'S Top Used operation.
He says:"They could rise even higher by the end of the year. so people should buy now, rather than wait."
Andy Mackay of DAF and Nee° dealership Chattields says: "Getting decent stock of any kind is a problem for dealers at present. There are certainly very few CF85 tractor units about, for instance.
Jonathan Bownes of Volvo dealership 'Thomas Hardie adcLs: "There's a shortage of two-year-old trucks without a doubt."
'there is one small crumb of comfort for London-bound hauliers. though.
Anybody looking to enter the LEZ after 3 January 2012 should bear in mind that a Euro-3 truck will be deemed to be compliant if it was first registered on or after 1 October 2006. says Paul Evans, director, used vehicle operations at Iveco; even without an exhaust trap fitted.