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Consultation on air quality in London to explore plans for diesel scrappage scheme

The proposals in the consultation, which the Mayor said would be launched in a “matter of weeks”, would see Transport for London (TfL) given the green light to start work on the costs and challenges of implementing a diesel scrappage scheme as part of a wider national scheme delivered by the Government.

Other proposals in the consultation will include:

• Extending the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to the North Circular Road and the South Circular Road and the possibility of bringing forward the introduction earlier than 2020. Under current plans the ULEZ will only operate within the Congestion Charging Zone and it is due to come in from 2020.

• Implementing an extra charge on the most polluting vehicles entering central London using the Congestion Charge payment and enforcement system from 2017. The Mayor added that this would not mean an increase in the Congestion Charge but just the method for collecting the extra charge from people driving the most polluting vehicles.

• Introducing ULEZ standards for heavy vehicles London-wide from 2020

• Proposals to work with the Government to tackle air pollution on a national and international level.

Mr Khan said: “I want to act before an emergency, which is why we need big, bold and sometimes difficult policies if London is to meet the scale of the challenge.”

He added: “I know from personal experience that the city’s air is damaging people’s health as I only recently started suffering from asthma as an adult.  Many pollution hotspots in London are around schools, exposing our children to dangerously polluted air and putting them at greater risk of respiratory conditions like mine.

“The previous Mayor was too slow on this issue and the Government has been hopelessly inactive and it’s Londoners who are suffering as a result.  We need to speed up our efforts so I’ll be launching a consultation before the summer to kick-start the process. As well as my proposals, I’ll be seeking views on other ways we can do more to clean up the city’s air.”

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.