{"id":49998,"date":"2023-10-31T17:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/?p=49998"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:49:27","slug":"ulez-expansion-raises-23-6m-in-a-month-as-57000-pay-the-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/car-reviews\/ulez-expansion-raises-23-6m-in-a-month-as-57000-pay-the-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"ULEZ expansion raises \u00a323.6m in a month as 57,000 pay the charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

London\u2019s ULEZ expansion has been in force since the end of August and new data gives us an early indication of its effect on motorists<\/h2>\n


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The increase of London\u2019s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to cover the whole of the outer London area generated an extra \u00a323.6m in revenue between its launch on August 29 and September 30. That\u2019s according to BBC analysis of the latest data released by Transport for London (TfL).<\/p>\n

In the first month of the expanded ULEZ operation, just over 57,000 drivers paid the \u00a312.50 daily charge levied for entering the newly controlled areas in vehicles that were not ULEZ compliant. That broadly means diesel cars built before around 2016 and petrol cars built before around 2006 – although there are exceptions to this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new data also shows that the percentage of ULEZ compliant vehicles in the outer London boroughs where the expansion was implemented has increased from 85% to 95%, with London Mayor Sadiq Khan pointing to this as evidence that the scheme\u2019s primary aim of improving air quality is being achieved.<\/p>\n