ULEZ only rich people can drive in London

[jds 1981]

If you think that's bad, you should see the road fund licence on a new car - it's an extra £350 if your car retails at more than £40k. Sadiq Khan has so much influence, he even got the Tories to bring that one in country-wide.

OMG how will the poor people afford new cars now?

[DimPrawn]

So Mr Khan is delighted to be charging an extra £12.50 per day to drive in London with the new ULEZ. Fail to pay and its a £160 fine, but better than lorries who have to pay £100 per day and if they fail to do so a £1000 fine So not only can people not afford to live in London they also can't afford to drive in London and I guess taxi fares and so forth are all going up because of this. Will ULEZ see the death of the town centre or is this a ploy to make overpriced electric vehicles look affordable?

But a £3K Ford Mondeo with a 3L engine doesn't even need to pay:

FY52FPT Silver FORD MONDEO ST220

No ULEZ charge due for this vehicle

This vehicle meets the emission standards for ULEZ so you don't have to pay this charge when driving within the zone.
No LEZ charge due for this vehicle

This vehicle either meets the required emission standards, is exempt from the scheme or is subject to a 100% discount.


Can you not afford a 17 year old Mondeo?

[DimPrawn]

My 5.5L Merc is fine

6.0 V8 Vauxhall is also exempt

S12HSV Black VAUXHALL VXR8 AUTO

No ULEZ charge due for this vehicle

This vehicle meets the emission standards for ULEZ so you don't have to pay this charge when driving within the zone.
No LEZ charge due for this vehicle

This vehicle either meets the required emission standards, is exempt from the scheme or is subject to a 100% discount.

[Benny]

Assuming you're driving a moderately up-to-date car, you don't have to pay the new charge. My 2001 Toyota Corolla 1.6 won't be charged. My 1989 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia, sadly, will; but I don't usually take that to London anyway.

This is the way of all taxes, get the charge in and accepted, then steadily raise the threshold so more vehicles are caught - at what point would you protest?

[BlueSharp]

It's about time cars were taxed more for polluting city centers. Get on her bike fattie and save the NHS some cash.

If your to far to cycle look at mass transport or buy a car that is exempt.

[BrilloPad]

If he was serious about air quality, he would ban the cars not tax them.

He has increased traffic on the inner london ring road. And soon he will increase traffic on North/South circulars. What is wrong with tightening the LEZ which basically enforces traffic to keep to the M25 or outside?

Anything that annoys car drivers and encourages cycling/walking is good in my view.

[jds 1981]

It's about time cars were taxed more for polluting city centers. Get on her bike fattie and save the NHS some cash.

If your to far to cycle look at mass transport or buy a car that is exempt.

Yes, lots of people I know get a train to London then cycle or run the rest of the way. Good for them, good for the environment where very meritocratic, even poor people can do it.

Soon to be rolled out to other cities...

[Anonimouse]

So why are black cabs exempt and ambulances not? Just a money making exercise

[jds 1981]

So why are black cabs exempt and ambulances not? Just a money making exercise

Because politicians and the London mayor run tulip scared of the black cab lobby.

[BrilloPad]

Because politicians and the London mayor run tulip scared of the black cab lobby.

They are a very scary lot. One guy spearheads the pro-cycling campaign in London. He funds the annual cycle to protest against cyclist deaths.

As he is also against diesel black cabs due to their high polluting rate, he gets regular death threats on twitter. He also runs a small business that gets regular made up bad reviews. I really take my hat off to him.