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London needs to charge drivers by the mile to cut emissions – Sadiq Khan

London needs to charge motorists by the mile to hit climate change targets, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan. He wants road pricing to be implemented to encourage people who drive petrol or diesel cars in the capital to switch to public transport, ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Glasgow’s controversial low emission zone comes into effect

Glasgow has become the first Scottish city to enforce a low emission zone (LEZ). From Thursday, all vehicles entering the city centre must be compliant with emission standards or face a fine. Glasgow City Council said the policy will protect ...

01 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Low emission zone in Glasgow ‘condemning’ charity which feeds homeless – Ross

An environmental initiative which bars older and more polluting vehicles from the centre of the Glasgow is “condemning” a homelessness charity, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said. The low emission zone (LEZ) came into force ...

01 Jun 2023 at 13:13

Starmer: Ulez expansion is a decision for Sadiq Khan

Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say if London’s charge on polluting vehicles – which he blamed for Labour’s narrow by-election defeat in Uxbridge – should go ahead. “In the end it’s a decision” for London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has been ...

26 Jul 2023 at 12:00

Mother of girl who died of air pollution welcomes Ulez but has cost concerns

Mother of girl who died of air pollution ‘concerned’ about Ulez expansion cost

The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died from exposure to London’s traffic has welcomed the ultra-low emission zone’s (Ulez) expansion but has concerns about the impact on poorer people. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after an ...

29 Aug 2023 at 18:17

Susan Hall named as Conservative Party’s London mayoral candidate

Susan Hall has been selected as the Conservative Party’s 2024 London mayoral candidate to face Sadiq Khan. The 68-year old London Assembly member promised to scrap plans to expand the Ulez (ultra-low emission zone) on her first day ...

19 Jul 2023 at 12:37

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

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared he will press ahead with extending the capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) after five councils failed in their legal bid to stop him. He described the High Court judgment as a “landmark ...

28 Jul 2023 at 14:37

Sadiq Khan urges councils to drop opposition to Ulez expansion

Sadiq Khan has urged the leaders of four London councils to drop their opposition to his expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez). The capital’s mayor wrote to the leaders of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon councils ...

06 Feb 2023 at 13:15

New low emission zones in Scottish cities will help save lives, says Slater

Newly-introduced low emission zones (LEZs) in three major Scottish cities will save lives, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said. Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen have introduced the regulations in the city centres this ...

03 Jun 2024 at 09:18

Councils lose High Court challenge against expansion of Ulez in London

A group of five Conservative-led councils have lost their High Court challenge against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez). The outer London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, ...

28 Jul 2023 at 11:09

Sunak reaffirms commitment to 2030 petrol and diesel car ban

The ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 remains Government policy, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak has been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban after more than 40 Conservative MPs ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:55

Scotland

Drivers have had ‘fair notice’ ahead of low-emission zone enforcement – council

Drivers in Edinburgh have had a “fair period of notice” ahead of enforcement of the low-emission zone (LEZ) from Saturday, the council leader has said. Cammy Day said the scheme will reduce harmful emissions in the ...

31 May 2024 at 00:01

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