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Legislation
All change for London Congestion Charge
- October 21, 2010
After a period of consultation it has now been confirmed that cars emitting 100 g/km CO2 or less, as long as they meet Euro 5 air quality standards, will be exempt from the London Congestion Charge.
Boris consults on future of the Congestion Charge
- May 25, 2010
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has launched a consultation on the
existing Congestion Charge exemption for hybrid and alternative fuel
vehicles.European car industry supports CO2 tax on cars
- April 21, 2010
The European car industry says that it supports the further introduction
of CO2-based taxation for cars in order to incentivise fuel efficiency.Green Cars are the Biggest Sellers in Scrappage Scheme
- August 7, 2009
Latest Government figures show that 144,308 cars and light vans have
been bought through the scrappage scheme since it went live on 18 May
2009.Volvo gets Boris to review the Congestion Charge
- August 3, 2009
Volvo has been successful in its bid to get the The Mayor of London to review the Congestion Charge.Now Boris scraps phase three of the London Low Emission Zone
- February 4, 2009
Following Boris Johnson’s scrapping of Ken Livingstone’s revised
Congestion Charge plans, along with the Western extension of the
scheme, he has now announced that phase three of London’s Low Emission
Zone (LEZ) will be suspended.EU parliament passes new car CO2 legislation
- December 19, 2008
Average CO2 emissions from new cars must be slashed to 130g/km by 2015,
the equivalent of achieving 58mpg with a diesel engine and 52mpg in a
petrol car.Manchester says No to Road Pricing
- December 12, 2008
After one million votes were received in a referendum of 10 local
authority areas, 79% were against the proposed pay-as-you-drive scheme
for Manchester.Boris Scraps Western Extension of London Congestion Charge
- November 28, 2008
London Mayor Boris Johnson has decided to scrap London’s Western
congestion charge zone. The extension, covering Kensington and Chelsea
and part of Westminster, will disappear in spring 2010 when legal
procedures are completed.Cleaner Air due to London Low Emission Zone
- August 14, 2008
Around a third of trucks over 12 tonnes operating in Greater London are
significantly cleaner than they were one year ago, according to
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) first monitoring report examining the
impact of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
