Some London boroughs are still objecting to the Ulez scheme
(Picture: PA)It’s great to see new evidence that the Ulez has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road — it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington where traffic levels are very high. Traffic fumes are the largest source of air pollution in the borough so removing the worst offenders is vital to improving air quality.
My neighbours sold their very old diesel car just before the Ulez came to Islington in October 2021. They didn’t want to pay the charge so they bought a less polluting car. It shows how much we need these schemes to encourage people to either change their car, or ideally not have a car at all.
