Hi!
Plz forgive my english
I'm here for the same reason.
I discovered of the existence of the the alphard only in november and the hybrid version looked a gateway from the drive bans, without having to make debts for a T5 diesel euro6 or the super rare vr6. So I'd like to get one, I'm ok with the wheel on the right side.
But I called a nice seller who is proposing an alphard I like (very good conditions and nice colors) and he told me that the V section of the logbook is empty.
This happens because in UK the vehicles that are imported and that are older than 10 years get only a MOT to check if they are roadworthy, and not a real "approval", and there are no valid technical data from japan (like no emission data).
So I was wondering, in the new ULEZ rules (https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone , https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/cars?intcpm=52215 and https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/ulez-expansion) they expressed the EuroX emission standards the cars have to respect, so if the alphard is not compliant, how can it be allowed? I ask you because these type of laws are written almost the same in europe so maybe there is something I don't see and that is valid everywhere.
Above all, I see many Jap vans ADs that affirm the ULEZ compliance of such vans, even if they are not hybrid, in fact I saw a black alphard advertised as ULEZ compliant and also some Elgrand v6, that are not hybrid. Given that, I think that if it's not the vehicle to have the right characteristics (since no EuroX emission norm is mentioned on the papers), there must be a loophole that I have not seen so far, and if the UK has such loophole, probably other countries have it too (they are all laws written in by the EUROcrats); so here I am.
Also, I'm very impressed about these JAP vans, the way how you can get so much for so little money, so I really would like get one for myself if I'm allowed to drive it. TBH I would not like to go back to eurovans, so expensive and without amenities like the double front cameras and an automatic gearbox (CVT) as standard equipment.
Anybody knows more?
Thank you in advance
