Unfortunately for us all 928s look to be charged the extortionate fee to drive into London.
Most 928 owners run their cars on a budget and do much of their own servicing and maintenance.
Our cars are very green in as much as the 928 continues to offer excellent emissions and safety credentials, and as Im sure I don't need to tell you the fact that so many of these older models are on the road is in itself goodness because these cars have already been constructed which is the most resource consuming part of their carbon footprint. The longer we keep these cars on the road, recycling parts from cars that cannot any longer remain serviceable the better it is for our conservation of resources. We also continue to buy spares from Porsche which has the foresight to keep parts available to help us in our goal of keeping these masterpieces alive.
Lets support Porsche 928 fan Andy Goss, the MD of Porsche Cars GB in his campaign for a Judicial Review.
"[This is a] ...tax which has negligible effect upon emissions, and in overall terms is totally disproportionate...
Furthermore, with regard to Classic Cars I think this is another area where the Mayor failed to understand the richness of motoring culture that characterises London from an international perspective. To my mind, it is almost inconceivable to think of James Bond without the DB5, to think of Berkeley Square without Bentley and Rolls Royce, and generally the fact that Jaguar and the E-type Jag is synonymous with London in the 1960s underlines the fact that the Mayor has little or no interest in our automotive culture.
I am grateful for your support and would encourage as many people as possible to look at the website and sign the petition against this new proposal."
Andy Goss, Managing Director, Porsche Cars GB Ltd
www.porschejudicialreview.co.uk
For those interested theres a
fuller version of my Exchange of Letters with Andy in Feb 2008 here.
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