Hello!
I'm new here, sorry if I post this in the wrong section.
I'm an expat Brit living in Germany. I have a Viano 2.2CDI diesel, 8 seats, Euro 4 emission standard (with a German green '4' Umweltzone sticker). I was in the Bromley/Chislehurst area at the beginning of August, and drove within the LEZ a few times, but it was when leaving for Germany that my car was 'caught' on an LEZ camera (I think maybe on the A21 between Frognal Road and Crittals Corner, on the outskirts of the LEZ) and I have received a Warning Letter (in German!).
I have been trying to work out why I have been warned. TfL do not seem to know what vehicle category the Viano is in. It's not a minibus, or a van (in the British sense of the word - maybe in the American sense) - it's car. But it is a diesel weighing around 2000kg, and Euro 4 conformant. I cannot work out, from the TfL LEZ website, if that makes it affected by the LEZ or not. I think not, so I am puzzled why I got the letter.
Can anyone say anything about the status of a UK-registered Viano diesel in the LEZ, and why would a foreign-registered one be any different?
As it happens, though, I am selling this car soon and getting a new V-Class. I will be taking the new car to the UK now and then, and entering the LEZ with it. The V-Class is also an 8-seater, 2000kg diesel, this time conforming to Euro 6. Will I need to register this car? If so, what as?
Thanks in advance for any help on this!