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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance

Signs announcing London Ulez zone
TfL’s action had been paused while parallel ‘dieselgate’ ligitation took place. Photograph: Robert Evans/Alamy

Transport for London is pursuing a potential £1bn legal action against car manufacturers over vehicles it argues should not have been allowed to drive freely in the capital’s clean-air zone.

The high court heard that TfL was making allegations of “fraud and negligence” against manufacturers including Stellantis, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Nissan over their vehicles’ levels of diesel emissions.

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