Today (4th August), Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that to make the transition to a greener city easier the scrappage scheme to help people upgrade non-ULEZ compliant vehicles will be widened to every Londoner affected by ULEZ along with a host of other significant changes.
Tim Dexter, Clean Air lead at Asthma + Lung UK said: “We welcome the announcement today from the Mayor of London on the growth in targeted support available for scrappage, ahead of the planned expansion of the ULEZ to outer London. The increased support will particularly help small businesses and charities transition to cleaner, greener modes of transport.
“The ULEZ is about reducing the number of polluting vehicles on the road and helping every Londoner breathe cleaner air, including the estimated 585,000 people living with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living across London. Schemes like ULEZ are proven to reduce air pollution - a public health emergency contributing to 4000 early deaths in London every year.
“We know there have been concerns about the financial impact of these schemes, which is why we've been calling for the UK government to commit to a Cleaner Travel Access Fund to help people transition to cleaner transport. Adequate financial support is essential to ensure schemes like the ULEZ and other clean air zones around the UK are a success.”