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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans

An Ocado delivery van in Hackney, London.
An Ocado delivery van in Hackney, London. Photograph: Simon Newman/Reuters

More than 40 businesses ­including Ocado, the AA and Openreach have called on the mayor of London to abandon plans to extend the ­congestion charge to electric vans.

On Christmas Day 2025, drivers of electric vehicles will start ­having to pay the same £15 a day charge as those driving petrol and diesel ­vehicles in central London.

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