Chris the Fish wrote:
I will have to change my vehicle next year as Plymouth has an emissions policy.
My revenge is to not pay to have my used tyres "Disposed of". I have them chopped up then I burn them in small quantities with the coal on my fire all winter. I did read that burning a tyre is roughly equivalent to the emissions from driving 250k. So I would think that 6 tyres a year must be the equivalent of about 48 Taxis. It does save me about £30.00 in coal. The back boiler means the electric water heater is not used and that saves a load more money. Newspaper soaked with used engine oil is good for lighting the fire. I also burn all my plastic, paper, veg peelings etc. and this means no sorting out recycling, the ash just goes in the bin so I have a time and effort saving as well.
One word of warning - in many places it is illegal to burn such stuff outside (including Plymouth), and, in a smokeless zone you are probably not allowed to do so inside.
Global warming, I do not care, Mount St Helens in the US erupted, more CO2, NOX, and all the rest in one day than mankind can produce in 3 decades.
My protest burning is insignificant in the bigger picture. It does however save me money and makes me feel warm to think I get some, limited, revenge on the smartar5e who thinks he is saving the world by making me scrap a perfectly good cab.
Do you expect us to believe that you are realy stupid enough to risk your health and safety by burning rubber tyres on your coal fire with all the toxic chemicals that burning rubber gives off?
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