MAYOR of London Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out a driving ban for the most polluting diesel and petrol cars in central London in a bid to reduce air pollution.
Sadiq Khan has warned that diesel cars could be banned from Central London in a bid to reduce air pollution.
This comes just a week after the Mayor announced a £10 toxicity charge for the oldest and most-polluting cars in the city, which will become effective in October.
Diesel cars that enter the congestion charge zone in central London will pat an additional T-charge of £10 on top of the £11.50 congestion charge.
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Early predictions by the Mayor’s team believe that four in ten motorists will change their behaviour and stop entering the city centre.
In an interview on ITV’s Peston on Sunday the London Mayor claimed that “nothing is off the table” in relation to banning diesel cars.
“Well, I want to address the issue of poor quality air 365 days a year, not only on those days where the air is dangerous.”
“I’m using all the tools that i’ve got and we’re being innovative but the government has to do more.”
Air pollution contributes to the deaths of 9,000 Londoners annually and the level of harmful toxins in the air have exceeded legal limits regularly in the capital.
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