New Delhi Forced To Withdraw Plan To Scrap Old Cars After Public Backlash (yahoo.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/1930219/new-delhi-forced-to-withdraw-plan-to-scrap-old-cars-after-public-backlash
- Source link: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/delhi-government-forced-withdraw-plan-062030660.html
> Delhi's government has been [1]forced to reverse a controversial plan to effectively ban older vehicles from city roads after public backlash and concerns over how the policy would be implemented.
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> The plan would have seen "end of life vehicles" -- petrol cars over 15 years old and diesel vehicles over 10 -- denied fuel at petrol stations using automatic number plate recognition cameras, or ANPR, and, potentially, impounded on the spot.
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> The policy was set to come into effect this week but state environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said last week the government would halt the plan following widespread complaints. Mr Sirsa said the administration would not allow vehicles to be seized and cited "technological integration challenges" and a lack of coordination with neighbouring states sharing traffic with the capital.
[1] https://nz.news.yahoo.com/delhi-government-forced-withdraw-plan-062030660.html
Wrong approach (Score:4, Interesting)
While I'm generally ok with banning new sales of polluting vehicles, while thinking it it is not needed, I think forcing people to give up their existing vehicles is unreasonable. If you want people to scrap their polluting vehicles give them a positive incentive instead, such as buying up and scrapping the worst polluter first, giving people a leg up to move to cleaner vehicle.
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> While I'm generally ok with banning new sales of polluting vehicles, while thinking it it is not needed, I think forcing people to give up their existing vehicles is unreasonable. If you want people to scrap their polluting vehicles give them a positive incentive instead, such as buying up and scrapping the worst polluter first, giving people a leg up to move to cleaner vehicle.
Yeah, this is great when you're financially able to do so. Great for you that you can do those things. But seriously, the people that have a classic vehicle or a car that is rarely driven shouldn't be forced to give up assets just because some environmentalist says so. I don't know what country you're from, but here in the USA, I would hope such plans would be met with widespread outrage. Here in the states, there are millions of vehicles that are over 20 years old, some approaching 50-60 years old. T
Smells like "cash for clunkers" (Score:2)
This sounds like the "cash for clunkers" deal in the USA. The success of that program is debatable in reducing CO2 emissions or improving air quality [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
While there's plenty of people that will claim "cash for clunkers" lowered CO2 emissions the impact was pretty mild by most every analysis. This looks to be a measure to drive more business to automakers, but they wrap this subsidy for the industry in a supposed effort to lower CO2 emissions in hopes to minimize public outcr
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System#Environmental_effects
Simple economics (Score:2)
Poor people need cheap cars. Cheap to insure, fix and run. Low-cost mobility is at the foundation economic mobility and lifting yourself from poverty.
New cars are anything but.
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> Poor people need cheap cars. Cheap to insure, fix and run. Low-cost mobility is at the foundation economic mobility and lifting yourself from poverty.
> New cars are anything but.
Maybe newer cars would be cheaper to repair if right-to-repair laws were put in place.
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It's the upfront cost and high insurance cost that makes them unfeasible for the poor / lower classes.
Ten years?! (Score:5, Informative)
I don't generally even buy a car until it's about ten years old. Still usually get about ten more years out of it without any major repairs. Average age of a car in the US is 12 years. This was a stupid plan from the beginning. Even if you are worried about the environment, keeping a car on the road is likely to be better for the environment than scrapping it and buying a new one. There is a lot of life left in them thar cars.
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I have a 2001 Honda Civic Ex (mine) with 133k miles and 2002 Honda CR-V Ex (wife's, who died in 2006) with 60k miles; they both run great, everything still works, and they still get mileage similar to when I bought them. As a bonus, I no longer have to pay annual property tax on them as they're over 20 years old. They will need re-painting at some point as they're kept outside and the clear coat is failing in places. Bigger bonus, they both have 5sp manual transmissions, which is almost impossible to ge
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There's property tax on cars?
Note to any tax agents .. uh yeah of course! Car property tax. Duh. I've been paying it. *nervous laugh* ...