Reducing emissions from transport

The proposal to extend the ULEZ needs to be balanced against commercial needs. There are people (particularly but not only) outside of the ULEZ who will be put off visiting businesses within the zone, especially so if the journey is impractical by public transport / walking.
Please don't forget that wherever the boundary is drawn, it creates misery and suffering for the people (just) outside the zone. It becomes a problem shifted, not removed.
Perhaps a car registration should be allowed a certain number of exemptions per week / month / year?

We have a car, try not to use it but occasionally do. If you make it really expensive or awkward to use we would get rid of it! Please ban private cars or contiue efforts to make it to expensive or difficult to get to destination so that people are discouraged.

I once lived in Bermuda, where households are only allowed to have one vehicle. People simply use mopeds. And no, the weather is not that different, with wet weather gear a necessity and hurricanes not uncommon. I truly feel households here should at least be taxed for owning in excess of one private vehicle. It would make people consider alternate transport. I live on a street with many households owning 3 cars while the owners' workplaces are on a convenient bus route. Of course there should be exemptions for disability, etc, but too many own cars as status symbols and are oblivious to the cost to others' health and quality of life, not to mention the climate. Hard decisions are needed to reduce car journeys. Cycling infrastructure is also sorely lacking. Cyclists need to be segregated by physical barriers, not just painted lines. It may work in Amsterdam but drivers have a more bullying mentality here. The "Dutch Reach" method of opening a car door is a case in point.

I have always walked and cycled a lot and, since acquiring the Freedom Pass, use public transport all the time. I replaced my 14-year old car with an EV as part of a V2G scheme, but only drive when necessary for heavy shopping, night trips or visiting friends and family who are not easily accessible by public transport. I have a Senior rail pass. In many areas buses are frequent, relatively cheap and have priority lanes towards/in central London, but not in outer suburbs. The bus service from the end of my road is less well served than 10 years ago and after losing a bus route and being kerb crawled when returning home at night (in my 60s!!) I have used the car more. No-one wants to be standing around at night in the wind and rain waiting for a bus. Although I think perception of danger of personal attack is far higher than the reality, people need to be out of their cars on the streets to make people feel safe (plus stop drink driving). Sadly the pandemic has pushed people back into cars increasing congestion and pollution. Making use of the car (electric or petrol) less attractive, low-speed restrictions (enforced) and car-free streets are solutions in the short term. Maybe high petrol and parking prices are reducing car use by those who really don't need to use their cars. Special allowance (possibly permits) should be made for tradespeople, shift/health workers, etc... who have no choice. Cycle routes have greatly improved but more is needed and there are frighteningly frequent deaths and still a largely-held negative attitude towards cycling. I get comments "Aren't you brave!" & "Aren't you fit!" from people who have no idea how much quicker and easier cycling is than other methods.......no searching for a parking space, can overtake traffic queues (we don't all jump red lights!) Our European neighbours could teach us a thing or two!

It really is time to face up to these problems. Ifr not, we will ALL suffer
Congestion and pollution currently go hand in hand, but once we all change over to less polluting vehicles, the congestion will still choke the city.n Its time for a lifestyle change!!

Stop blocking minor roads up which would reduce the traffic congestion on the main roads. Allow cyclist and pedestrians to share pavements where safe. Allow motorcycles on all bus lanes.

Many of the measures taken so far appear to be regressive; in particular charges should not be fixed, which penalise the poor who often need their cars for work, but should be based on road usage, and should be more flexible to take account of the needs of tradespeople, health visitors and others who may not earn much but need transport to do their jobs.
Also, car clubs should be made to consolidate so members of any club can use the vehicles of any other. And there should be a car club space on every road. I gave up my car and joined a club ten years ago: I spend far less (and drive far less) when I pay per mile.
In both cases, the equitable thing is to charge for road use and for the size of vehicle, in the case of domestic drivers. Nobody should be driving a Chelsea tractor in London, and if they do, they should be heavily penalised.

We don't have a car so either walk and/or use public transport all the time. I believe it is a good idea to extend the rules zone to Greater London as the amount of cars in the last 10-15 years has risen dramatically. The amount of pollution caused by this is visible as you can literally taste the bad air.

During lockdown when the cars were not being driven the skies were clearer and air quality was better - which goes to show how air quality can be cleaner if there were less cars on the road. Also less cars means pedestrians can safely walk the streets.

Cycling has to be made safer for Londoners. The tragic death of yet another lady in Holborn junction last week during the tube strike, when roads were clogged because there were no trains running, was avoidable. Priority lights for cycling’s would prevent trucks from hitting cyclists turning left. This has to be prioritised otherwise people will not switch from cars to bikes. Also the state of the road surface is poor. Potholes from ever larger cars , delivery vans and constructions lorries is damaging the tarmac surfaces. Regularly repaired and clean roads are safer to cycle on.
Lastly I can’t afford to swap my diesel people carrier for a newer model. I rarely drive, but when I do I have to pay ULEZ. I will not be paying tens of thousands of pounds for a new vehicle (Hybrid or EV) because that is worse for the environment than running mine for the small mileage I use it for. EV’s have to have better ranges and become cheaper and the charging infrastructure needs to signify improve if we are to see people change their vehicles. And I think the answer is not more EVs - which still cause congestion - it’s fewer cars.

Increase the congestion charge to £25 per day, and increase it every year by CPI + 5% . Remove the residents 90% discount. Extend the congestion charging zone to the north and south circulars.
Reduce the number of on-street car parking places every year by 5%.
Increase the cost of on-street parking by inflation + 5% every year.
Pedestrianise the whole of Soho (exceptions for emergency & deliveries etc apply).
Pedestrianise more streets.
Enforce the 20mph speed limit. Increase the fines for those who break the limits.
Create more segregated cycling lanes to allow safety for cyclists - if this requires taking one lane from motor traffic, so be it.

I use the train and tube to go to work - driving is an alternative but the train is more relaxing
However there is also a stress with trains - the recent tube strike was stressful to passengers and the trains need to be reliable
Having said that they are normally ok
Big worry I have is the safety of public transport - I generally feel safe but my 14 year old daughter recently witnessed a drug dealer harrassing a teenage girl on a train from Waterloo to Feltham - more policing, harder sentences are required or people will simply drive their children everywhere

Thank you government for recommending me to buy a diesel car a few years ago, which I did, a stop-start equipped one, with the view of keeping it for 20 years plus. A few years later local government are now making me pay if I want to drive my car 5 miles north of my home. So you would like me to scrap my car for a new one with all the carbon footprint that adds while there are still many years life in my car. Yes diesels emit NO2, but even a EURO 4 one emits less CO2 compared to similar sized petrol cars. I cannot go to the local gearbox garage without a £12.50 charge, I can travel further to an alternative outside the ULEZ for less. So would most people choose the further away one at less cost than the tariff? Do you think you have helped pollution per se with your ULEZ extensions in this situation. Government then encourage us to buy electric cars, now local government will charge us to take the EV north 10 miles,whereas the incentive was toi buy them for ability to choose routes in London. Now you transfer more traffic to outer ring roads which causes more congestion and pollution there instead. If policy could be made with some forward thinking it might actually help the people plan, rather than place more and more limits on people's work and social lives at the cost of their mental health, sorely tested by Covid-19, along with their pockets which are being sorely squeezed by all the other tax collecting regimes from the government and lack of control on energy markets which are now making EVs less affordable compared to combustion. EVs at present just move the pollution for the power produced to the parts of the country where power stations still running on coal and gas are located. Get a sensible timeframe on your proposals so that the infrastructure for EVs is in place, it works from renewable sources and people can actually afford a vehicle as well as eat and not freeze to death. And where are all the dead batteries going to go?

Make more streets open for pedestrians only.
Wider pavements.
Make more cycle lanes/cycle only roads - without traffic.
Severely limit traffic to key arterial routes.
Prohibit delivery lorries in daytime - restrict to evenings/overnight.
More ring roads for traffic, away from residential areas.
More planting (trees, planters etc) along streets.
More financial encouragement to drive electric.

Electric bikes and scooters are the future of low carbon short distance city travel. London needs to work out how to make it safe for them to share the road with cars lorries bikes and pedestrians.

I sold my car and bought a bike in 2006. I'm happy cycling but a lot of people are too nervous so I support more cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods. I also walk on a daily basis. I used to use public transport for longer distances before the pandemic and am beginning to get back into doing that. I am upset by the high levels of aggravation between motorists and cyclists. The new Highway code calls for priority for pedestrians first, then scooters and cyclists, ahead of motorised vehicles. That should be more widely known. Also electric bikes enable older people to keep moving and fit.

Be more honest and open. Stop using 1 example of death by pollution and yet stating thousands are dying, why is it not on death certificates then? Why are blue badge holders exempt from congestion charges but not ulez? Mayor says too many would qualify so not practical

ULEZ is a waste of money. The move to EVs is accelerating, especially given current oil prices. This will deliver cleaner air and a lower carbon footprint at no cost to London. I think ULEZ is a tax on the poorest and businesses. Money could be better spent of social care and mental health services.