Five Conservative councils are at the High Court trying to block the expansion of the ULEZ.
The ULEZ was introduced in central London in 2019 and extended to within the North and South Circular roads in 2021.They say it warranted being treated as a new scheme - not a variation - imposing on the mayor more legal and consultative requirements.The councils say there was an unfair and unlawful failure to disclose important information during the 10-week consultation process last year, thus affecting responses.
There are questions around data from Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and whether it reflected the number of vehicle owners likely to be affected.These relate to the £110m fund which dispenses money to some owners of non-compliant vehicles prepared to scrap them. Compliance information was set out clearly in the consultation process and was sufficient to enable an intelligent response.
It was obvious from previous scrappage schemes that this one would be substantial, confined to Londoners and targeted at eligibility criteria like low income and disability.The mayor says the expanded ULEZ will cut pollution and improve health.However it is unlikely the debate around this will feature much in this hearing.
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