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A livid granddad says he will have to pay £12.50 every time he leaves his driveway as an Ultra Low Emission Zone is expanded to his area.
Paul Savage, 77, has hit out at Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the 'ULEZ' to his home borough of Harrow, calling it “frustrating” as he says he he will now have to pay £12.50 any time he wants to leave his home by car.
Paul said: “As soon as I come out of my drive I’ll have to pay £12.50.
"I’m retired so I don’t need a car very often but I am going to have to get a smaller one.”
The charge will affect other members of Paul's family, including his grandchildren, who will now have to go to school by public transport - and he said local people can do nothing to stop the charge.
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Mr Khan announced that plans are in motion for the ULEZ to cover the whole of Greater London.
The plans will affect drivers who own petrol cars registered before 2005 and diesel cars registered before 2015.
Persons driving cars that are non-compliant in Harrow will be subject to a daily charge of £12.50.
The charge affects petrol cars registered before 2005 and diesel cars registered before 2015 (In Pictures via Getty Images)The Conservative-led Harrow Council has issued a response to the plans, releasing a statement detailing its refusal to cooperate with Transport for London (TfL), and that it will not be putting up the ULEZ cameras in an attack on the plans.
Harrow’s leadership, in conjunction with Hillingdon, Bexley, and Bromley councils, wrote a letter to the Mayor of London, saying it is “strongly opposed” to the plans.
The letter cited “adverse effects” the ULEZ expansion will have on residents, businesses, and visitors.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London issued the response that the ULEZ expansion is “necessary”.
Residents have slammed the extension of the ULEZ (Getty Images/iStockphoto)They stated that the expansion of the ULEZ will reduce the capital’s air pollution, tackle the climate emergency and cut congestion.
They told MyLondon: “Around 4,000 Londoners die prematurely each year due to the toxic air in our city with the greatest number of deaths attributable to air pollution in London’s outer boroughs, which the ULEZ doesn’t currently cover.
"Children across London are growing up with stunted lungs and developing asthma because they are breathing this toxic air.
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“TfL will work closely and collaboratively with all boroughs to ensure the infrastructure required will be installed in a way that is suitable so we can build a greener, safer London for everyone.”