Originally Posted by sospan
I just went to the TFL site before this reply to check my 2002 Plus8.
No ULEZ of LEZ charge for the vehicle. It was the same about a year ago when I went to London. No chang3 showing.
Have you checked your Plus8?


Thanks but I have checked , I think the difference between your car and mine is the engine management. Your 2002 will have the GEMS fully moaned ignition and fuelling, mine will has the 14CUX Hotwire fuelling only, so mine is definitely not compliant.


Originally Posted by Rovert
Are Historic cars exempt from ULEZ? I "think" they are for the LEZ.

If so how about considering going the other way and getting a pre-81 +8? That way all your expertise - and possibly existing bits and bobs will be transferable.


Brian, Yes historic are exempt but they have to be 40 years old and mine is a mere youngster at 22. A pre-81 car does have attractions in that respect BUT there are not too many good ones around. I would also need to bring them up to an acceptable level of performance and handling, which wouldn't be cheap.
Perhaps an easier way to retain a +8 would be to go the other way and look for a good GEMS car (2001 to 2003?) Again a certain amount work would be needed but perhaps a better investment case?

Thank you also Richard , John and Dave , this is exactly what I was looking for about Roadsters. I focused on the 3.7 car as it would appear to offer the closest performance to my +8. I would certainly miss that wave of V8 torque ( I rarely need to exceed 3000rpm and the torque comes in at about 1500rpm, above 3500 mine starts to fly very quickly indeed BUT I have to accept that the fuel consumption drops like a stone. I do accept that the over V8 is now well outdated and not very efficient compared to the Ford based V6 cars.

Andy G
1999 +8 , Indigo Blue.
Ex-John McKecknie/Mike Duncan 1955 +4 racer.