Podcast with Ace Cafe and MAG (Motorcycle Action Group)
Mark Wilsmore of the Ace Cafe and Lembit Öpik of MAG (Motorcycle Action Group) join me to discuss how ULEZ will impact Bikers and the Motorbike Community covering everything from bike’s impact on the air quality of London, the confusion over which bikes qualify and where they can ride and park, and what motorcyclists can do about it all. This is must-watch for all who ride two wheels.
FURTHER INFO FROM MAG:
ULEZ:-
The ULEZ scheme exempts motorcycles that produce fewer than 0.15 g/Km of NOx emissions. All Euro 3 compliant motorcycles are exempt, so registered from June 1st 2007 onwards. Older motorcycles have three to routes to ULEZ compliance which are detailed below.
a) If a motorcycle was registered before 01/06/2007, but your log book has the NOx figure listed – First you create a generic account on TFL’s website
(https://reg.web.tflcc.co.uk/TFL.LRUC.AccountAuth/S1) you do NOT need to provide your full details, because you are only getting proof of compliance on their system, NOT signing up for a road charging account (ask us how we know). Once the account is setup, you then scan and upload that page as well as the front page of the logbook . It can take upto 24hrs, but then bam! Is ULEZ compliant.
b) If your motorcycle is only a few years older than 2007, for example a 2001, Yamaha FZS1000. The owner can pay the manufacturer a modest fee for a CoC (Certificate of Conformity) and follow the same steps as above, but they only need to include a scan of CoC and the front page of thier logbook.
c) You take your bike to one of the 4 currently known ULEZ testing centers –
– https://www.uleztesting.co.uk – Stevenage, Hertfordshire
– https://www.ulezbiketest.co.uk – Deptford, London
– https://www.nationalemissionstestcentre.com – Bow, London
– https://www.garfieldmotorcompany.co.uk – Enfield, London
The test costs £175 and most motorcycle pass this, for example a 2001 Yamaha FZS1000 only puts out 0.08g/km of NOx. But for any motorcycles that don’t pass, they have the option of getting a catalytic convertor retro fitted for a fee. Once the test is passed, the test center/s will then upload your compliant status direct to TFL. One of our members got his old 1990 Honda bros made ULEZ compliant in this way.
Some more info about ULEZ and Motorcycles – https://mag-uk.org/?s=ULEZ
BUS LANES:-
At the moment motorcycles are only allowed to travel in bus lanes where they are a “Red Route” https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/red-routes. MAG would like to see motorcycles allowed into all bus lanes, like they are in Yorkshire – https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2022/march/yorkshire-motorcycles-bus-lanes/ – and is actively campaigning for this around the country.
PARKING CHARGES:-
SaveLondonMotorcycling & MAG have and are campaigning against unfair parking charges for motorcycles. It started with Westminster which MAG got down to £1 per day. Then Camden proposed £6-7 per day for ICE and EV motorcycles/vehicles alike but were forced into tabling the proposal when presented with 1500 signature strong petition. Lewisham tried the same thing based on emissions and were talked down to £1.5 per day. Then we have Hackney who started off at £6 per hour!!! Which then got lowered to £6 per day for motorcycles ICE & EV. Thus far Hackney has resisted ALL attempts at reason and SLM & MAG are currently campaigning to get this proposal tabled like they did with Camden.
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