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BIZARRE: Ulez loc - What They Never Told You

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Guardian - UK

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother welcomes new study linking Ulez to improvement in health of London children’s lungs

A landmark new study has linked London’s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children

The Independent UK

The key stat that backs up Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion in London: ‘The evidence is overwhelming’

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

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Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

The Guardian - UK

Man convicted of blowing up ULEZ camera as police say 'miracle no-one killed'

‘Deliberate and dangerous attack’ captured on CCTV propelled shrapnel 100m from the blast, damaging homes including a child’s bedroom

Evening Standard

Retired engineer found guilty of Ulez camera explosion

Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court found Kevin Rees guilty of one count of causing an explosion likely to endanger life.

Evening Standard

Khan hails Ulez success as London under limit for toxic pollutant for first time

Sir Sadiq Khan said he is ‘thrilled’ that London has met legal limits for the toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide for the first time.

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Sadiq Khan's £210m Londonwide Ulez scrappage fund got 53,000 polluting vehicles off the roads

Revealed: fraudsters made 12,000 failed applications for City Hall payouts

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox pleads not guilty to encouraging Ulez camera vandalism

He allegedly praised anti-Ulez activists known as ‘Blade Runners’

The Independent UK

Laurence Fox denies encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Laurence Fox charged 'after encouraging people on social media to vandalise ULEZ cameras'

The former actor will appear in court next week charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence

Evening Standard

Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

Evening Standard

Ulez was not 'anti-motorist', Sadiq Khan claims in podcast interview

Mayor argues that his London-wide Ulez expansion involved a ‘combination of carrots and sticks’, rather than only seeking to punish drivers

Evening Standard

Credit where it’s due for cleaner air in London

Letters: Sadiq Khan should be congratulated for expanding the Ulez scheme despite criticism from Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, says Peter Walker. Plus a letter from Dr Robin Russell-Jones

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London boroughs which opposed Ulez expansion see biggest pollutant cut – study

Sir Sadiq Khan extended the ultra-low emission zone to cover all London boroughs on August 29 2023.

Evening Standard

London's biggest Ulez fine hotspots as drivers flouting rules forced to pay £70 million

In total, £5.6m was paid in Ulez charges in 2024, less than half of the £11.8m paid the year before

Evening Standard

Blackwall tunnel toll: Some drivers will pay 'up to £40 a day' to enter central London, warns MP

Thousands sign petition amid concern at combined impact of tunnel toll, Ulez levy and congestion charge

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Mechanic who switched numberplates to 'beat ULEZ' convicted of fraud

Stephen Cook claimed he was ‘joking’ when he said he switched numberplates to try to ‘beat ULEZ’

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TfL could be forced to pay millions over Dutch lorry drivers’ low emission zone fines

Hauliers’ group Transport in Nood BV launched judicial review earlier this year over fines issued in Ulez and Lez

The Guardian - UK

Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour

Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than Ulez

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan to close Ulez scrappage scheme

The £210m scrappage fund is running out, with Londoners still driving non-compliant vehicles urged to apply for a share of what’s left

Evening Standard

Ulez expansion has reduced pollution 'better than expected', says City Hall report

But improvement in air quality is far less dramatic than after the launch of the central London Ulez in 2019 and the inner London Ulez in 2021

The Independent UK

Convoy of Ulez scrappage scheme vehicles arrives in Ukraine from London

More than 100 vehicles have been donated to Ukraine through the Ulez programme

The Guardian - AU

‘Dunkirk spirit’: convoy of Ulez scrappage scheme vehicles arrives in Ukraine from London

Some vehicles that do not meet standards in ultra-low emission zone are being donated to help relief efforts

Evening Standard

London mayoral elections: What are the candidates' plans for public transport?

The mayoral candidates plans for London transport at a glance

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