London's transport authority - Transport for London (TfL) - had launched a public consultation on the plan, which said 91% of vehicles driven in outer London would not be affected. Khan, who is running for a third four-year term in the 2024 London mayoral election, has said he is determined to face down his critics.īut his plan, which echoes hundreds of others in place in traffic-choked cities across Europe, came under challenge at London's High Court on Tuesday as five local authorities argued the decision to expand ULEZ into their areas was unlawful. The decision has pitched Khan and health campaigners against those who say they cannot tolerate another economic hit at a time of soaring living costs. London Mayor Sadiq Khan last year decided to extend the scheme to cover almost all of the Greater London area, encompassing an extra five million people in leafier and less-connected outer boroughs, from the end of next month. The British capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) levies a 12.50 pound ($16) daily charge on drivers of non-compliant vehicles, in order to tackle pollution and improve air quality. LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - London's expansion of a fiercely debated scheme that charges the most polluting vehicles in the city should be blocked, local authorities bringing a legal challenge over the plan argued on Tuesday.
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