In a recent speech, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that Transport for London are discussing expanding the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) to cover the whole of Greater London from 2023. Will the next step be to introduce similar schemes in all the towns and cities across the British Isles"

London?s ULEZ is a zone in central London and within (and currently not including) the North and South Circular Roads. Unless you?re in an ?Ultra Low Emission? vehicle such as an electric or hybrid car, or a fairly modern petrol or diesel (specifically a petrol that meets Euro 4 standards or a diesel that meets Euro 6 standards), you have to pay £12.50 every day you want to drive within the zone. And that?s on top of the congestion charge.
The reasoning behind the ULEZ is four-fold: the condition of the air in London is, quite frankly, gross. Not only is it gross, best estimates say up to 10,000 Londoners die every year thanks, at least in some part, to the massive amount of air pollution. Obviously the entire planet is slowly cooking itself, thanks to all the extra greenhouse gasses we?re clogging the ozone layer up with. And then of course there is the traffic congestion in London which, if you?ve ever driven there, you?ll know to be quite considerable. The ULEZ is a good way to discourage people to either not drive in the zone at all, or if they must, at least drive something ?clean?. And then of course, benefit number four is the £40million revenue Transpor...