On Tuesday, 18 April 2017 06:32:58 UTC+1, charles wrote:
In article , Tim Watts
wrote:
On 17/04/17 10:37, Huge wrote:
On 2017-04-17, Graeme wrote:
In message , Chris Hogg
writes

But particulate carbon isn't the only problem. Because of the hotter
combustion temperatures, diesels emit more NOx, which seems to be the
main point of issue ATM. I gather there may be catalytic NOx filters,
but the current fuss suggests they don't work very well.

Making a decision now is certainly difficult. We only manage 5-6,000
miles a year, minimum journey 10 miles, average 50 and, once a year,
500. All each way. I keep looking at the Dacia Duster, and have
spoken to as many drivers as possible, and have not yet found anyone
with a bad word to say about them, except that the diesel is
preferable to the petrol engine.

Very tempting, given the price.

I wouldn't buy a diesel at the moment. Not until the Government has
sorted out what its attitude towards them is going to be. You might
find there are a lot of place you're not allowed to take it.



I suspect all the places will be places I would never drive (eg centre
of massive cities like London).

waht about the taxis, delivery lorries, service buses, long distance
coaches, tourist coaches, railway locaomotives ? Are they all to be banned
as well?

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from KT24 in Surrey, England

Railway locomotives could be electric & could do a lot of the above.