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| London mayor wants daily driving charge of up to £2 | |
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| Deprived Londoners are most likely to be affected by poor air quality | Deprived Londoners are most likely to be affected by poor air quality |
| London's mayor says he needs to charge drivers a "small" daily fee of up to £2 for "all but the cleanest vehicles" to help hit climate change targets. | |
| The road pricing proposal is part of a push by Sadiq Khan to encourage people towards public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles. | The road pricing proposal is part of a push by Sadiq Khan to encourage people towards public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles. |
| The RAC called the plan "poorly timed" with cleaner vehicles being "too expensive for most people". | The RAC called the plan "poorly timed" with cleaner vehicles being "too expensive for most people". |
| Longer term, Mr Khan says he needs to bring in a pay-per-mile system. | |
| He is also considering charging drivers from outside the capital who wish to travel into Greater London, widening out the current charging zone. | |
| Mr Khan said he was "not willing to put off action". | |
| A report commissioned by City Hall found that a 27% reduction in London's car traffic was required by 2030 to meet net-zero ambitions. | |
| It stated that London faces severe impacts of climate change, with an increase in extremes such as last summer's flash floods which closed hospitals, hit Tube stations and flooded homes and businesses, as well as deadly heatwaves. | |
| Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded in July 2021 | Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded in July 2021 |
| Road user charging would be a "simple and fair scheme" that could replace existing fees such as the congestion charge and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), according to the report. | Road user charging would be a "simple and fair scheme" that could replace existing fees such as the congestion charge and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), according to the report. |
| The London mayor said he was "not willing to stand by and wait when there's more we can do in London that could make a big difference". | The London mayor said he was "not willing to stand by and wait when there's more we can do in London that could make a big difference". |
| "We have too often seen measures to tackle air pollution and the climate emergency delayed around the world because it's viewed as being too hard or politically inconvenient, but I'm not willing to put off action we have the ability to implement here in London," Mr Khan said. | "We have too often seen measures to tackle air pollution and the climate emergency delayed around the world because it's viewed as being too hard or politically inconvenient, but I'm not willing to put off action we have the ability to implement here in London," Mr Khan said. |
| Transport for London (TfL) and the mayor said there would be a public consultation on the proposals, with the chosen measure potentially implemented by May 2024. | Transport for London (TfL) and the mayor said there would be a public consultation on the proposals, with the chosen measure potentially implemented by May 2024. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Tom Edwards, BBC London transport and environment correspondent | By Tom Edwards, BBC London transport and environment correspondent |
| The Mayor wants to start a conversation with Londoners about how the capital gets its transport emissions down. | The Mayor wants to start a conversation with Londoners about how the capital gets its transport emissions down. |
| One big new idea is a clean air charge where if you don't have a clean vehicle you'll pay a small fee - probably about the same as a bus fare - to drive anywhere in London. | One big new idea is a clean air charge where if you don't have a clean vehicle you'll pay a small fee - probably about the same as a bus fare - to drive anywhere in London. |
| There is no doubt it's radical and ambitious - but it would face opposition. | There is no doubt it's radical and ambitious - but it would face opposition. |
| The mayor seems confident he could get it through in the next couple of years, if that is what London wanted. | The mayor seems confident he could get it through in the next couple of years, if that is what London wanted. |
| It could reduce emissions and try and nudge people into walking, cycling and using public transport and, politically, half of households in London don't have a vehicle. | It could reduce emissions and try and nudge people into walking, cycling and using public transport and, politically, half of households in London don't have a vehicle. |
| Longer-term, though, expect a pay-per-mile road charging system. | Longer-term, though, expect a pay-per-mile road charging system. |
| The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced in April 2019 | The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced in April 2019 |
| City Hall has previously said that almost every London school is in an area where air pollution levels exceed World Health Organization limits. | |
| Air pollution was found to have caused the death of schoolgirl Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debra in Lewisham, south-east London, a coroner ruled in December 2020. | Air pollution was found to have caused the death of schoolgirl Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debra in Lewisham, south-east London, a coroner ruled in December 2020. |
| Is road pricing the answer for London? | Is road pricing the answer for London? |
| Lead still exists in London air 22 years after ban | Lead still exists in London air 22 years after ban |
| What comes next after air pollution death ruling? | What comes next after air pollution death ruling? |
| The RAC said everyone wanted cleaner air but cleaner vehicles were too expensive for most people. | The RAC said everyone wanted cleaner air but cleaner vehicles were too expensive for most people. |
| Head of roads policy, Nicholas Lyes, said: "Our research suggests fewer than a third of drivers in London expect to switch to an electric vehicle within the next five years and, at the same time, the mayor himself cannot commit to a zero-emission TfL bus fleet until 2037. | |
| "Worse still, proposals to charge vehicles outside of London to enter the boundary is likely to impact hardest on workers such as carers, tradespeople and night-time economy staff for whom there is no alternative to using a vehicle. | "Worse still, proposals to charge vehicles outside of London to enter the boundary is likely to impact hardest on workers such as carers, tradespeople and night-time economy staff for whom there is no alternative to using a vehicle. |
| "At a time when the basic cost of living for Londoners is soaring, these proposals seem to be poorly timed, so we strongly urge the mayor to think again instead of defaulting to extracting more money from the pockets of London's drivers." | "At a time when the basic cost of living for Londoners is soaring, these proposals seem to be poorly timed, so we strongly urge the mayor to think again instead of defaulting to extracting more money from the pockets of London's drivers." |
| Mr Khan added: "I'm determined that we continue to be doers, not delayers - not only to protect Londoners' health right now, but for the sake of future generations to come." | |
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