Sadiq Khan appears to ditch plans to make as combustion-fired vehicles pay to enter London after Ulez backlash

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Sadiq Khan has shelved plans to charge all combustion engines in the wake of fierce protests at Tuesday's expansion of the ultra-low emission zone across London.

number plate checker website, which allows drivers to see if their car is compliant with Ulez, crashing on Tuesday morning.

“[Mr Khan] says he's doing air quality reasons but if you look at his own impact assessment, it makes it clear it will only have a minor to negligible effect on air quality. And on Tuesday, Labour's shadow minister for employment rights said it would be an "expense too many" given the cost of living crisis.

The mayor's office said: "There have already been more than 15,000 applications received since 21 August, and nearly £6m of new funds committed to Londoners. The number of scrappage applications for cars and motorcycles since 21 August is up more than 1,000 per cent on the previous week."Caller: ULEZ expansion will kill London's economy

Charities can get up to £27,000 to scrap three minibuses as City Hall hailed "the most generous scrappage scheme ever seen in the UK".

 

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