EU driver slapped with London emissions fines totalling £25,000

Fernando Neiva (second left), who runs a minibus service, and Jayson Bachubira (right), his associate. Photograph: Supplied

A French driver has been handed fines totalling nearly £25,000 for driving in London’s low-emissions zone, even though his minibus was exempt from the emissions charge.

Fernando Neiva, who runs a transport service for French tourists to the UK, has received 12 fines of £2,000 each after one of his drivers entered the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) and three fines totalling over £700 for breaching Ultra Low Emissions Zone (Ulez) rules after visits to London last October and November.