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- What is the ULEZ? The ULEZ is the London Ultra Low Emissions Zone: an area covering central London within which cars will be subject to a daily charge as a way of tackling air pollution in the city.
- Where and when will the ULEZ apply? Initially, the ULEZ will cover the same area as the existing Congestion Charge zone in the capital, although it will be widened at a later stage (more on that below).
- Which cars will have to pay to drive within the ULEZ? Unlike the existing Low Emissions Zone, which covers a far wider area, the ULEZ will affect many standard cars rather than mainly just large lorries and buses.
- Will classic cars be affected? It was initially feared that the introduction of the ULEZ would effectively ban classics from central London – causing havoc for owners who live in the area and possibly even leading to the cancellation of some classic events such as the London to Brighton Run.
Jun 13, 2021 · Right now, I’m wandering the streets of the upmarket suburbs of north, east and west London armed with a notepad and a piece of paper, and I’m going up against the scrap dealers who are – unsurprisingly – extremely savvy as to this up-and-coming supply of cars that are destined to be weighed in.
- Early Memories
- The Everlasting Attraction
- Family Business
- A Propensity For Bentleys?
- Quirks of The Job
- Doing Things The Old-Fashioned Way
- No Regrets
What is your earliest automotive memory? Sitting on the armrest in the front of a Ford Zephyr Six at around four years of age. My father was driving, and it was the only way I could see above the dashboard. I also had a white plastic steering wheel with a gear lever stuck to the fascia – so you could say I’ve been driving since I was four years old...
After so many years in the industry, what still attracts you to cars? I have classic cars coursing through my veins, even though I deal with them all the time. I still get a buzz out of buying a car, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s for £10,000 or £500,000. The interesting thing is, the cars that command £500,000 today were nowhere near that leve...
Your business is very much a family-run company, is that right? Yes. My wife Bettina works here full-time, and my sons play their part. When they’re not at university, we grab them by the ear and drag them to events at which we might be stalling out, such as the London Classic Car Show. They help us get the cars there, they help out on the stand an...
Did you naturally gravitate towards Bentleys and Rolls-Royces as part of your employment at Jack Barclay, or did they interest you from a younger age? They did interest me as a youngster, but at that age I preferred the fast loud things from Lamborghini or Ferrari. My father’s business partner had a T-series Bentley, and there was an official Rolls...
Many of the cars you stock have unusual specifications, such as bright green paintwork or an orange velour interior. Usual desirability factors aside, is this something you purposely look for when sourcing a car? I like things that most people wouldn’t be interested in. I like the black sheep of the family, the oddball motor car, they do attract me...
What can customers expect from Graeme Hunt that they wouldn’t be able to find elsewhere? Well, I wouldn’t want to suggest they wouldn’t be able to get what we provide elsewhere, I think that would be a bit pompous. But what I’d like to think we do is offer the complete package in a very personalised manner. We’re not modern; we don’t do health and ...
Which single car from your career do you wish you had kept? There isn’t one, because there’s always another exciting car around the corner. It doesn’t matter whether a car has gone up in value by two or ten times since I sold it – I’m a dealer, not a collector. If I wanted to be static, I’d put all these cars in a warehouse, shut this place down, g...
Oct 8, 2024 · The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme, launched by the Mayor of London, had its heart in the right place. Introduced to cut air pollution by encouraging Londoners to trade in their older, higher-emission vehicles for cleaner alternatives, it provided financial incentives, up to £2,000 for cars and £7,000 for vans, to help usher in a new era of lower emissions.
Oct 7, 2024 · Top 10 best-selling cars in 2024 so far revealed - one has been sold nearly 40,000 times Calls for end to major car tax policy as one group of drivers set to 'pay more' I drove 400 miles on the UK ...
Aug 30, 2023 · Drivers look to older classic and 'historic' cars as a way to comply with emissions rules
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Feb 12, 2017 · Historic Motorsport International will open its doors at 12 noon on Thursday, 23 February while the London Classic Car Show will burst into life at 3pm that afternoon.
