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London doesn’t have a monopoly on poor air quality, but it does have a mayor prepared to make radical changes to improve it.

ULEZ

Here in the capital we’re a week into the implementation of an Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), which has been rolled out in central London and will gradually expand across the whole of inner London between the north and south circular roads in 2021.

London mayor Sadiq Khan makes no apologies for the ambition of ULEZ, determined as he is to eradicate poor health associated with air pollution. Some see ULEZ as a ‘war on cars’ but the fact remains that petrol and diesel vehicles will have to comply with emissions limits, and this includes Transport for London’s bus fleet which is expected to meet or exceed ULEZ standards by October 2020.

By way of a recap, petrol vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro 6 will have to pay a daily charge. There will be two ULEZ charge levels: £12.50 a day for cars, vans and motorbikes and £100 a day for lorries, buses and coaches.

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