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London car dealers are reportedly turning away non-ULEZ models as trade-ins, making it more difficult for owners to sell them

Published 31 August 2023
By Liam Shard
Car Dealer Magazine reports that dealers in the London area are turning away trade-ins that aren’t ULEZ-compliant.
ULEZ expansion

Expanded ULEZ challenged in court

Sadiq Khan's plan to expand London's ULEZ is facing a legal challenge from five councils.
Published 14 April 2023
Are private cars in London on borrowed time?

Transport Commissioner wants to ban all private ca

Mike Brown, the head of Transport for London (TfL), has said that there is no need for private cars in the centre of London.
Published 16 March 2020
M6 Toll motorway booth driver POV

Toll roads could be needed to plug EV road tax gap

A new form of road pricing will be needed if the government is serious about banning petrol and diesel cars, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
Published 11 October 2019
Not fare: how Uber drivers gang up to exploit passengers

Taxi drivers fight London congestion charge plans

London's private hire taxi drivers, including those who drive Uber cabs, are launching legal action against the Mayor on the grounds of racial...
Published 01 March 2019

Diesel drivers could pay £50 to park in London

Parking premiums for diesel car drivers in central London could rocket up by as much as 50%, if new proposals are given the go-ahead.
Published 02 August 2018
20mph speed limit to be enforced in London's Congestion Charge Zone by 2020

20mph limit in London Congestion Zone by 2020

A 20mph speed limit will soon be enforced in central London, as part of plans to heavily reduce the amount of road deaths in the city.
Published 24 July 2018

Tougher Congestion Charge limits proposed by TfL.

Transport for London has proposed a new range of Congestion Charge alterations, with the aim of substantially improving air quality in the city.
Published 10 July 2018
Drivers of pre-2016 diesel cars face London toxicity charge

Pre-2015 diesel cars face extra London charge

Sadiq Khan said that his £10 toxicity charge, or T-charge, which was introduced in central London last month for cars built before 2005 ...
Published 31 October 2017
London pay-per-mile road charging proposal

Drivers in London face first pay-per-mile charge

Drivers in London could face a pay-per-mile road charge, as proposals are considered to cut the level of harmful air pollution and congestion wit
Published 21 June 2017
Cheating VW ‘owes London £2.5m in congestion charges’

Cheating VW ‘owes London £2.5m congestion charge'

Volkswagen faces a £2.5m compensation demand from the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for congestion charge underpayments linked to Dieselgate
Published 29 November 2016
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News: Meet the Volvo XC90 seven-seater that does 134mpg

If the first XC90 was the original caring, sharing SUV, then the new plug-in hybrid version of its second-generation XC90 is positively saintly. The...
Published 30 April 2015
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Is diesel doomed: Why the lawmakers have turned against...

For years motorists were encouraged to switch to diesel to cut pollution, but research into air quality has led to a U-turn that will hit motorists...
Published 12 August 2014