Susan Hall takes aim at Sadiq Khan with ULEZ comment

       Sadiq Khan has been accused of "nothing but a cash grab" over ULEZ after figures showed there were almost 100,000 fines in six weeks after the expansion.

       Some 97,786 tickets were issued between September 26 and November 6 last year.

       Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall, who obtained the figures from Mayor's Question Time, said: "Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion is nothing but a cash grab, ripping off Londoners and hitting the poorest hardest.

       "He should be ashamed of the damage he has done to families, small businesses and charities with this disastrous policy.

       "I will scrap it on day one, no ifs no buts, and put an end to this eight years of failure under Sadiq Khan."

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       Fines for cars, vans and motorbikes are ￡90 if paid within 14 days or ￡180 after that.

       Mr Khan's expansion of the ULEZ from central London to the whole of the capital came into force on August 29 2023 in a bid to boost air quality.

       It means more drivers are forced to pay the ￡12.50 daily charge for the most polluting vehicles.

       Transport for London intitially sent out warnings before motorists began being slapped with fines from September 26 2023.

       A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “The ULEZ will actually make a net loss within a few years as compliance increases.

       "All revenue raised is currently ringfenced and reinvested back into London’s transport network, like increasing bus services in outer London.

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       “The ULEZ has proven to be highly effective and is helping to tackle toxic air pollution and protect the health of Londoners.

       "Ninety-five per cent of all vehicles seen driving in London on an average day now meet clean air standards and do not need to pay the ULEZ charge.

       "For the remaining very small minority of Londoners still driving non-compliant vehicles, millions of pounds of scrappage scheme support is still available from the Mayor’s ￡160 million fund."

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