London mayor has no legal power to expand Ulez zone, high court told

Anti ULEZ demonstrators protest outside the High Court in London. They are opposed to the proposed ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) expansion. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Shutterstock

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan “lacks the legal power” to extend the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to the whole of the capital, five Conservative-led councils have argued in the high court.

Lawyers for four outer London boroughs – Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon – and Surrey county council said that “key information was not disclosed” in consultations over the proposed expansion of the Ulez.