12/31/2023 0 Comments Highfive challenge![]() Mr Howell Williams said the mayor and Transport for London’s (TfL) approach would ‘bypass’ legal ‘safeguards’ which were ‘designed to ensure that any new ‘charging scheme’ is properly considered before coming into effect’. He added that ‘expected additional revenues’ from the expanded scheme are an ‘expected surplus £200 million in the first year of operation’. It is beyond Mr Khan’s powers to introduce the Ulez charge to an outer London zone about three times the size of the current inner London area by varying existing regulations, the barrister said in written arguments. Mr Khan’s plan is to make the zone much larger, covering all London boroughs from August 29.Ĭraig Howell Williams KC, for the councils, said the mayor’s approach is to create a ‘master charging scheme’ for London. It includes everywhere within the North and South Circular roads. – What area is currently covered by the ULEZ? You may receive a penalty charge notice of £160, reduced to £80 for early payment. Transport for London says all revenue is reinvested into running and improving the capital’s transport network, such as expanding bus routes in outer London. You have until midnight at the end of the third day following the journey. – How soon after a journey do I need to pay? Most diesel cars registered after September 2015 are also exempt from the charge.Īll day, every day, except Christmas Day. ![]() – How do I avoid the fee when driving in the zone?Įnsure your vehicle meets the minimum emissions standards.įor petrol cars that means those generally first registered after 2005. Lorries, buses, coaches and heavy vans which are non-compliant are charged £100 under the separate low emission zone scheme, which already covers most of London. The charge for vehicles which do not comply with minimum emissions standards is £12.50 for cars, smaller vans and motorbikes. It disincentivises drivers from using the most polluting vehicles by charging them a daily fee for entering the zone. It was launched in April 2019 to help clean up London’s air.Īn estimated 4,000 Londoners die prematurely each year from conditions related to air pollution, according to Mr Khan. Here, .uk answers 11 key questions about the scheme and how it affects drivers. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is planning to expand the city’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to all boroughs. ![]() The zone currently covers all parts of London between the North and South Circular roads. He said people’s ‘lives will be ripped apart’ by the scheme ‘because they simply can’t afford it’, adding: ‘What’s worse is it won’t make any difference to air quality – that’s the tragedy of it.’ ‘People who want to keep caring networks in place, look after vulnerable mum and dad, look after the neighbour you used to live next to before you moved away, will no longer be able to come in from places like Swanley and Sevenoaks to look after their family because they can’t afford it.’ ‘We have people in low paid jobs who are physically having to pack up working where they are at the moment because they can’t afford to drive into Bromley to go to work. ![]() ‘We have businessmen virtually crying that they’ve got to scrap perfectly good vans and spend £20,000, £30,000, £40,000 re-kitting just to keep their business going,’ he went on. ![]() The plans would see the zone expanded to cover the whole of London (Picture: Metro)Ĭolin Smith, leader of Bromley Council, told Sky News his borough already has among the cleanest air in London, and better than every area already in the existing zone.Įxpanding it, he said, will heap misery on those living there, many of whom have no option but to drive and cannot afford to fork out thousands for a cleaner vehicle. ![]()
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