London Introduces Ultra Low Emissions Zone for Vehicles With Charges Up To $130
London introduced a new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) on Monday, a radical new step to clean up the city’s air and improve public health that the mayor’s office described as the “world’s toughest vehicle emissions standard.”
The low pollution zone will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, charging cars and motorbikes that do not comply with European Union emissions standards £12.50 ($16) each time they enter central London, while trucks and buses will be charged £100 ($130).
Anyone who does not pay the fine will receive a warning letter, and if they still refuse, will be fined £160 ($208).
This will mostly affect older vehicles that pollute more, according to the Financial Times.
The ULEZ will be in effect in the same area affected by the London congestion charge, which charges drivers £11.50 ($15) when entering the center of the city in order to decrease rates of traffic.
The implementation of the low emission zone comes as the city of New York announced plans to introduce its own congestion charge, the first American city to do so, which will come into effect in 2021.
