TfL clarifies position on Low Emission Zone charges
Transport for London (TfL) has insisted operators do not need to keep paying £200 a day to enter the capital once Vosa has approved their abatement equipment, even though it can take up to 10 days for the data to be uploaded at TfL. The organisation has moved to clarify the situation after one operator was informed by TfL's helpdesk that he would have to keep paying until his smoke test results appeared on its database.
Steve Coombes, who operates one truck as Coombes Transport, says he ordered his abatement equipment six months ago, but once he had it fitted last month, he then had to wait a fortnight to get a test with Vosa. Once his truck had passed Vosa's test, Coombes contacted TfL to find out what to do while he waited for the pass to be logged.
