The ULEZ effect: Diesel fuel sales fall twice as fast in London

Green group calls for more emission zones and earlier ban on new diesel cars Diesel fuel sales down 20% across UK since 2020; fallen by 40% in London Sadiq Khan's relentless drive to force polluting cars off London's roads using his controversial Ultra Low Emission Zone may be working if fuel sales figures are any indication. ULEZ effect: Sales of diesel fuel have dropped twice as quickly in London compared to the rest of the UK - and green campaigners say it's all thanks to Sadiq Khan's £12.50-a-day driving charge This Transport & Environment chart shows the decline in diesel fuel sales in the capital against the rest of the UK T&E UK crunched the numbers on diesel fuel sales in the UK by analysing data held by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. In August 2023, London Mayor Sadiq Khan ordered the expansion of ULEZ to cover all 32 London boroughs, bringing an additional five million people into the zone's limit ULEZ rules are much tougher on diesel cars, with only models dating back to 2015 being exempt from the daily charge Such are the tougher rules for diesel cars that many Londoners - and regular commuters into the city - have ditched their models running on the fuel, which has seen demand at filling stations fall more dramatically than it has across the rest of the UK, T&E says. Green campaigners have called for a greater crackdown on diesel fuel, demanding an earlier ban on sales of new oil-burning cars, the wider introduction of localised emissions-based charging zones and the phasing out of diesel HGVs Matt Finch, UK policy manager at T&E, said: 'Regardless of the impact of the ULEZ on air pollution, this data shows the remarkable impact clean air zones can have on energy and trade.