Ultra Low Emissions Zone expansion to cover all of London

Mayor's office believes around 200,000 non-compliant vehicles are driven regularly in London

Ultra Low Emissions Zone expansion to cover all of London
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London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) is to be expanded to cover all of London, the mayor has announced.

From 29 August, drivers of the most polluting cars will have to pay £12.50 a day to enter to the capital.

The mayor’s office puts the current number of non-compliant vehicles that are driven regularly in London at around 200,000.

Sadiq Khan said: “The ULEZ so far has been transformational, reducing harmful pollution levels by almost a half in central London.

“But there is still far too much toxic air pollution permanently damaging the health of young Londoners and leading to thousands of early deaths every year, with the greatest number of deaths in the outer London boroughs.”

Under the scheme, which was introduced in 2019, drivers are charged to enter the area within London’s north and south-circular orbital roads but the charge is not applied across the capital.

People with non-compliant cars who live in the ULEZ are not exempt from daily charges.

It comes despite a public consultation which found 80 per cent of people in the affected areas were opposed the expansion of the zone.

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  1. Some cars will be scrapped but their emissions are good low level

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