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When ULEZ was expanded beyond the congestion charge zone, the compensation was reduced to £2,000 for cars with a limit for the number of vans and initially £15,000 for heavy vehicles. The Mayor said on 14 October 2021 that there was less than £2 million left in the £61 million fund. [22] This paid out over £61 million by 2022.
Controversial Ulez zone set to expand at end of next month
Road sign used since the 2023 expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The zone covers most of Greater London (with minor deviations to allow diversionary routes and facilities to turn around without entering the zone and the M25 motorway). The boundary of the zone, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is marked by signs. [20]
Birmingham's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has similar rules to Ulez, and been going since 2021. It covers all roads within the city's ring-road, with a charge of £8 for polluting vehicles.
The ULEZ caused a 20% reduction in emissions and resulted in a drop of non compliant vehicles entering the zone each day from 35,578 to 23,054. [37] [38] The zone was extended to the North Circular and South Circular roads in October 2021 and was extended to the whole of Greater London from 29 August 2023. [10] [39] [40]
In 2019 when Ulez was launched, it only covered the same area as the central London congestion charge zone. In 2021, the scheme area was expanded to "inner London" – inside the north and south ...
A low-emission zone (LEZ) is a defined area where access by some polluting vehicles is restricted or deterred with the aim of improving air quality.This may favour vehicles such as bicycles, micromobility vehicles, (certain) alternative fuel vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and zero-emission vehicles such as all-electric vehicles.
London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) for older vehicles will be expanded from August next year. Here the PA news agency answers 10 key questions about the scheme and how it affects drivers.