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By Mariam Issimdar and Emma DoyleSignage for the London Mayor's Ultra Low Emission Zone congestion charge will be banned from Essex County Council-owned land.
A motion opposing Sadiq Khan's planned expansion of the scheme, with signs erected at Essex/London borders, was passed by the council's cabinet.levels in the capital and will expand from 29 August.A scrappage scheme for cars that do not meet the criteria does not extend to people living on the Essex borders.
Councillor Holly Whitbread said: "In Essex, hundreds of residents are attacked by ULEZ, which is a tax without accountability.Ms Whitbread added, the council's forthcoming strategy on the current understanding of the air quality issues contained "clear actions to improve the air quality in Essex going forward".
She also said plans to expand the zone would disproportionately affect key healthcare workers who are required to commute to towns which have been absorbed into the London border, such as Upminster and Hornchurch.Among Essex areas that will be on the border of the daily £12.50 ULEZ charge are Purfleet, Brentwood and Loughton.Labour councillor for Colchester, Lee Scordis, denounced Ms Whitbread's objection to ULEZ as "complete scaremongering".
Despite the ULEZ expansion being scheduled for next month, five councils have a High Court case underway claiming the mayor's proposals are illegal.Image source,
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