Key information
Request reference number: MGLA090523-6746
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
Can you please tell me how much cleaner will the air get once green taxes are in place?
Our response
We have assumed that you are asking about the upcoming expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across all London boroughs.
The ULEZ is not a tax. Only drivers of vehicles that do not meet certain emission standards (Euro 4 for petrol cars and vans and Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans) need to pay a charge to drive in the zone.
Already 9 out of 10 cars and nearly 8 out of 10 vans seen driving in outer London on an average day meet the standards, meaning their drivers will not need to pay the charge.
The most relevant documents are the ‘London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA)’ and ‘Our proposals to help improve air quality tackle the climate emergency and reduce congestion by expanding the ULEZ London-wide and other measures’.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting
reference MGLA090523-6746.