Drivers urged to check if they face £12.50 pollution fee as ULEZ expands
2 years ago

Drivers urged to check if they face £12.50 pollution fee as ULEZ expands

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Motorists across all of London will soon have to start paying £12.50 as Ulez expands - leaving 700,000 motorists paying for pollution fees, according to a new analysis. The RAC, which carried out the research, said the expansion of the zone from August 29 will have a “massive financial impact on motorists and businesses.” It comes a day after Transport for London claimed that nine out of 10 cars seen driving in outer London on an average day meet the Ulez standards, so will not be liable for the charge. She said: “.the sheer number of vehicles that don’t meet Ulez emissions standards in Greater London suggests there will be a massive financial impact on motorists and businesses through having to fork out £12.50 every day they drive in the zone. open image in gallery Mayor Sadiq Khan looks to improve air quality in London by expanding Ulez across the capital “We desperately need more co-ordination between the mayor and the Government to help small businesses, tradespeople, NHS staff and carers who have no choice but to drive into the expanded Ulez for work purposes from outside Greater London.

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Drivers owe almost half a BILLION pounds in unpaid ULEZ fines and one has 1,077 charges totalling £2.4m
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drivers owe almost half a BILLION pounds in unpaid ULEZ fines and one has 1,077 charges totalling £2.4m

Daily Mail  

Just one in five drivers are paying their ULEZ fines on time, new research suggests, as motorists ignore Penalty Charge Notices. Just one in five drivers are paying their ULEZ fines on time, a new Freedom of Information request from Turo has found Since the ULEZ expansion in 2023 TFL has issued more than 2.4million penalties – equivalent to one …

Why I was right to introduce the Ulez charge
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Why I was right to introduce the Ulez charge

The Independent  

When I first ran to be mayor of London, experts told me it would take 193 years to bring the quality of the capital’s air within legal limits. Since its introduction, the Ulez has proved to be one of the most effective public health and environmental initiatives established anywhere in the world and remains at the centre of our efforts …

ULEZ and other UK low emission zones cost drivers £1BILLION in charges and penalties
7 months ago

ULEZ and other UK low emission zones cost drivers £1BILLION in charges and penalties

Daily Mail  

Low emission zones across the UK have now generated over a billion pounds in charges and fines for motorists, a new report says. Glasgow Low Emission Zone Charges and fine income: £1,200,815 * The Glasgow LEZ covers an area of the city centre bounded by the M8 motorway to the north and west, the River Clyde to the south, and …

Outer London car-related air pollutant 13% lower due to Ulez, City Hall says
8 months ago

Outer London car-related air pollutant 13% lower due to Ulez, City Hall says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The decision to expand the Ulez London-wide was a difficult one, but necessary to …

Diesel car drivers charged up to £250 more per year to park near their home
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Diesel car drivers charged up to £250 more per year to park near their home

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The congestion capital: How London's roads are more clogged up now than before ULEZ was rolled out - as it emerges Sadiq Khan spent £3million planning a 'smart' pay-per-mile road charging system
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The congestion capital: How London's roads are more clogged up now than before ULEZ was rolled out - as it emerges Sadiq Khan spent £3million planning a 'smart' pay-per-mile road charging system

Daily Mail  

Congestion in London is worse now than it was before Sadiq Khan's hated ULEZ scheme was rolled out and then controversially expanded, new figures have revealed. And last month, the average driving time around London had risen from 37 per cent five years ago to 39 per cent now. It comes amid claims that Mr Khan is plotting a 'smart' …

Less than one in 50 cars for sale in London is ULEZ-compliant and affordable to those on a budget, new data shows
1 year ago

Less than one in 50 cars for sale in London is ULEZ-compliant and affordable to those on a budget, new data shows

Daily Mail  

Motorist in London are facing a shortage of ULEZ complaint cars, as new data revealed that less than one in 50 'affordable' ones are for sale. According to research from Auto Trader only 461 out 24,500 vehicles, which are for sale across Greater London, meet the capital emissions standards and are affordably priced at less than £2000. According to research …

Transport for London ads for Ulez made misleading claims, watchdog rules
1 year, 1 month ago

Transport for London ads for Ulez made misleading claims, watchdog rules

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London’s first clean air zone has improved air quality, research shows
1 year, 4 months ago

London’s first clean air zone has improved air quality, research shows

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The introduction of London’s first clean air zone 15 years ago has significantly improved air …

Sadiq Khan says Ulez expansion has led to ‘cleaner air across London’
1 year, 4 months ago

Sadiq Khan says Ulez expansion has led to ‘cleaner air across London’

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Expanding the ultra low emission zone has led to “cleaner …

Ulez expansion will add 13 minutes to life expectancy of average Londoner: study
1 year, 6 months ago

Ulez expansion will add 13 minutes to life expectancy of average Londoner: study

The Independent  

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Drivers in Ulez-compliant cars may wrongly be charged because of glitch
1 year, 6 months ago

Drivers in Ulez-compliant cars may wrongly be charged because of glitch

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Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London
1 year, 6 months ago

Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London

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Forget Ulez, Britain is running away from its environmental realities – and obligations
1 year, 7 months ago

Forget Ulez, Britain is running away from its environmental realities – and obligations

The Independent  

As an exemplar of a good policy badly implemented, the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone in outer London has few rivals. It is indeed becoming painfully evident as to why there are no green causes in Mr Sunak’s famous five pledges; as his former climate change minister Zac Goldsmith pointed out in his resignation letter, Mr Sunak isn’t as …

Sadiq Khan won’t say if Ulez could cost Labour general election
1 year, 7 months ago

Sadiq Khan won’t say if Ulez could cost Labour general election

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Ulez expansion is a ‘money-raising exercise’, says Transport Secretary
1 year, 7 months ago

Ulez expansion is a ‘money-raising exercise’, says Transport Secretary

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Ulez: How to know if your car is compliant – and everything else you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Ulez: How to know if your car is compliant – and everything else you need to know

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sadiq Khan is going ahead with the expansion of London’s Ulez …

London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
1 year, 7 months ago

London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

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Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some passing drivers honked loudly when encouraged to “beep for freedom.” The …

£12.50 daily charge introduced as Ulez expands to include whole of London
1 year, 7 months ago

£12.50 daily charge introduced as Ulez expands to include whole of London

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. London mayor Sadiq Khan has faced strong opposition to the scheme, although a £160 …

Residents ‘offered £100 a month’ to provide parking on Ulez charge-free road
1 year, 7 months ago

Residents ‘offered £100 a month’ to provide parking on Ulez charge-free road

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Ulez expansion: Sadiq Khan accuses Government of ‘weaponising air pollution’
1 year, 7 months ago

Ulez expansion: Sadiq Khan accuses Government of ‘weaponising air pollution’

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What is London’s ultra-low emission zone and how does it affect drivers?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is London’s ultra-low emission zone and how does it affect drivers?

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Vehicle emissions-based schemes have generated ‘more than £418m since 2021’
1 year, 7 months ago

Vehicle emissions-based schemes have generated ‘more than £418m since 2021’

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Cities must look to non-Ulez options to tackle air pollution, Starmer says
1 year, 7 months ago

Cities must look to non-Ulez options to tackle air pollution, Starmer says

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What is London’s ultra low emission zone and its wider political impact?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is London’s ultra low emission zone and its wider political impact?

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Ulez zone map: Where is it expanding to in London?
1 year, 7 months ago

Ulez zone map: Where is it expanding to in London?

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Khan said the decision to expand Ulez, which charges drivers a daily fee …

Labour pressures Sadiq Khan to delay Ulez expansion after Tory legal challenge fails
1 year, 8 months ago

Labour pressures Sadiq Khan to delay Ulez expansion after Tory legal challenge fails

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The current boundary of London’s Ultra-Low Emissions Zone which will …

Sadiq Khan hails ‘landmark decision’ as councils lose High Court Ulez challenge
1 year, 8 months ago

Sadiq Khan hails ‘landmark decision’ as councils lose High Court Ulez challenge

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What happens next with London’s ultra low emission zone?
1 year, 8 months ago

What happens next with London’s ultra low emission zone?

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Councils lose High Court challenge against expansion of Ulez in London
1 year, 8 months ago

Councils lose High Court challenge against expansion of Ulez in London

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What is the ultra-low emission zone?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is the ultra-low emission zone?

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Will the Ulez be a factor in next year’s general election?
1 year, 8 months ago

Will the Ulez be a factor in next year’s general election?

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The Conservatives have defied expectations and just managed to hold the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat, formerly held by Boris Johnson, in a fiercely contested by-election. Tuckwell said after he was elected: “This wasn’t the campaign Labour expected, and Keir Starmer and his mayor Sadiq Khan need to sit up and listen to the Uxbridge and South Ruislip residents.” Yet …

London Mayor lacks power to order Ulez expansion, councils tell High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

London Mayor lacks power to order Ulez expansion, councils tell High Court

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Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand London’s Ulez explained ahead of High Court hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand London’s Ulez explained ahead of High Court hearing

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– When and why was the Ulez created? An estimated 4,000 Londoners die prematurely each year from conditions related to air pollution, according to Mr Khan. 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. Transport for London says all revenue is reinvested into …

How supercar owners dodge the Ulez charge despite massive CO2 emissions
1 year, 10 months ago

How supercar owners dodge the Ulez charge despite massive CO2 emissions

Daily Mail  

Motorists with older, environmentally friendly cars which are not aged enough to be deemed as classics are being forced from the road by the impending ULEZ expansion, while gas guzzlers owned by millionaires are being welcomed to London. According to data from the Vehicle Certification Agency, the Rolls Royce Cullinan is welcomed within the Ulez zone despite producing 380 CO2g/km …

Bid to overturn Khan’s Ulez ‘paywall around London’ introduced in Parliament
1 year, 10 months ago

Bid to overturn Khan’s Ulez ‘paywall around London’ introduced in Parliament

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The little known loophole that lets you beat the ULEZ charge
2 years, 2 months ago

The little known loophole that lets you beat the ULEZ charge

Daily Mail  

At midnight on August 29 an invisible curtain will descend around London protected by thousands of cameras, recording the number plates of every car moving across the border. Petrol cars which are not Euro 4 standard and diesels which are not Euro 6 standard will have to pay £12.50 a day to enter the Ulez zone Master mechanic Fuzz Townshend …

Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion could cost drivers over £3,000 a year
2 years, 2 months ago

Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion could cost drivers over £3,000 a year

The Telegraph  

The expansion of Sadiq Khan's ultra low emission zone in London will leave thousands of drivers facing daily charges and fines because there aren't enough compliant vans for sale, according to new analysis. A report commissioned by Transport for London estimated that 30,000 non-compliant vans currently use the Ulez expansion area each day. Not enough compliant vans available To avoid …

London borough defies Sadiq Khan by refusing to install Ulez cameras
2 years, 2 months ago

London borough defies Sadiq Khan by refusing to install Ulez cameras

The Telegraph  

A rebel south London council has vowed to block the installation of cameras used to enforce the unpopular extension of Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone charge across London. The Sutton Liberal Democrats, who control the outer London Borough, issued a statement promising to fight the mayor’s “unfair” plan and reject Transport for London’s roll-out of Ulez cameras across the …

Police could be forced to pay £25 a day under Ulez expansion plans, Sadiq Khan warned
2 years, 3 months ago

Police could be forced to pay £25 a day under Ulez expansion plans, Sadiq Khan warned

The Telegraph  

Police officers will be forced to pay £25 a day to travel to work under Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, it has been warned. Mr Khan, the Mayor of London, has announced plans to expand Ulez in August next year to include almost all of the area inside the M25. 'This tax raid will …

Ulez 'could kill off London's private care home services'
2 years, 4 months ago

Ulez 'could kill off London's private care home services'

The Telegraph  

The expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone could increase pressure on the NHS as care home staff struggle to get to work, according to the head of a private care charity. He suggested that private care homes could “cease to offer services anywhere where there’s the Ulez charge”. Support for workers A spokesman for Mr Khan said TfL would explore …

Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion: Outrage as thousands of drivers will have to pay £12.50-a-day
2 years, 4 months ago

Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion: Outrage as thousands of drivers will have to pay £12.50-a-day

Daily Mail  

How will the Ulez expansion affect you? Hundreds of thousands more drivers face a daily fee of £12.50 for using London's roads after the mayor announced he will expand the zone to boost air quality. Mr Khan said extending ULEZ to cover the whole of the capital from August 29 next year is 'one of the toughest decisions' he's had …

ULEZ: Sadiq Khan's £12.50-a-day levy made TfL nearly £100m - as Mayor presses ahead to expand zone
2 years, 5 months ago

ULEZ: Sadiq Khan's £12.50-a-day levy made TfL nearly £100m - as Mayor presses ahead to expand zone

Daily Mail  

Sadiq Khan has been accused of 'crushing' businesses and forcing people out of London after it emerged that his £12.50-a-day ultra-low emission zone levy has made Transport for London nearly £100million in under a year. He is now planning to extend it to the rest of Greater London, with a decision due by the end of the year ULEZ, a …

The route to cleaner air? Make drivers pay to travel on every road in the UK
2 years, 9 months ago

The route to cleaner air? Make drivers pay to travel on every road in the UK

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Local authorities are finding more ways to install chargers, including using “smart lamp posts that could give drivers somewhere …

Sadiq Khan to sting thousands more drivers with emissions charges in ULEZ expansion
2 years, 10 months ago

Sadiq Khan to sting thousands more drivers with emissions charges in ULEZ expansion

The Telegraph  

A further 3.5 million Londoners face being caught in Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone, at a charge of £12.50 per day. The mayor’s office said harmful emissions could carry a £10.4bn price tag for the NHS and social care services over the next three decades unless further action is taken. Mr Khan said: “The air Londoners breathe is so …

Sadiq Khan unveils plan to expand Ultra Low Emission Zone to whole of London
3 years ago

Sadiq Khan unveils plan to expand Ultra Low Emission Zone to whole of London

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How to check if your car is ULEZ compliant
3 years, 5 months ago

How to check if your car is ULEZ compliant

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We would prefer vehicle owners to use a vehicle that meets the required emissions standards rather than pay the …

ULEZ extension: Three in five London drivers are unaware of changes
3 years, 5 months ago

ULEZ extension: Three in five London drivers are unaware of changes

Daily Mail  

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone has expanded 18 times in size this week to cover much of the capital and will sting up to 300,000 drivers every day. A poll of motorists who live in London or within an hour of the city found that only 35% knew how to check if their vehicle is compliant with ULEZ Tom Leathes, …

ULEZ charge: How will London’s new ultra-low emission zone affect you?
5 years, 11 months ago

ULEZ charge: How will London’s new ultra-low emission zone affect you?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ultra-low emission zone has come into force in London, as part of a strategy …

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