Sadiq Khan does not have the legal powers to expand London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), the High Court was told today.
councils - Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon - as well as Surrey Council Council, who say there was a "lack of consultation" in expanding the zone.Speaking the High Court today, Craig Howell Williams KC, acting for the councils, argued that Mr Khan was creating a "master charging scheme" for the capital city.Mr Khan's legal team insisted the ULEZ expansion was lawful, reiterating Mr Khan's assertion that the expansion will improve air quality in London.
Transport for London says around 160,000 cars and 42,000 vans that use London's roads everyday be liable for the £12.50 fee.'Failure would be doing nothing': Sadiq Khan heckled and applauded as he defends controversial Ulez schemeThat means drivers in areas in outer London, such as Bromley, Kingston-upon-Thames and Hounslow, for example, do not face the £12.50 fee.Its new borders will reach areas outside of London, including Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey.
Despite the legal challenge, Mr Khan has remained adamant that he will push on with expanding the ULEZ, including as he was heckled at the State of London debate - hosted by
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