Key information
Request reference number: MGLA020824-8519
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Summary of request
Request:
In respect of the ULEZ scheme.
And in respect of the 2002 Congestion charge zone under Blair Government
Please tell me or explain the exact status and definition of the ULEZ in London
As you currently believe it to be defined as and are acting on behalf of it issuing the charge.
1. Is the ULEZ defined as TAX in law?
Or is it a fine? Charge? Toll?
2. Is the London Congestion charge a TAX as defined in law? Or a fine or toll?
Please provide supporting documentation or where you created the statutory instruments both for Congestion charge and ULEZ that defines it. Please state what your official status is of these charges against vehicles and on what basis your confidence in this is founded upon.
What exactly is the Ulez charge giving a right for??? What right is it giving drivers in London when they already have a right to use roads and have a vehicle on roads within London??? To me it seems tax when they already paid tax for the right to a road use that you didn't take away.
Response:
Please see below for the information the GLA holds within scope of your request.
The legal basis for introduction of the ULEZ and Congestion Charge are the respective Scheme Orders, as made pursuant to the powers contained in section 295 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 supplemented by the provisions contained in schedule 23 to that Act.
The consolidated version of the ULEZ Scheme Order is available on the Transport for London (TfL) website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/ultra-low-emission-zone.
The consolidated version of the Congestion Charge Scheme order is available on the TfL website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/congestion-charge.
The full text of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 is available online: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/contents.