Logistics UK broadly backs ULEZ expansion, but asks for flexibility

However, flexibility in implementation may be required as London works to improve its air quality, the business group cautioned. 

“The quality of the air we breathe affects us all, and logistics operators have already made huge strides in reducing the industry’s emissions while delivering everything which Londoners need every day,” said Michelle Gardner, Deputy Director – Public Policy, Logistics UK, “The announcement of the date of the ULEZ expansion will enable businesses to speed up the planning of their vehicle upgrade or replacement programmes to ensure compliance. 

“However, with many vehicle manufacturers unable to fulfil new orders owing to the worldwide shortage of parts and microchips, and very limited opportunities available for retrofitting existing vehicles, it is vital that the Mayor and his team provide some flexibility in the implementation of the new rules and access to the proposed £110 million scrappage scheme for commercial vehicle operators.” 

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone will be expanded to cover all London boroughs – an area including most of the roads inside the M25 – from 29 August 2023. The Mayor hopes that its expansion will allow five million Londoners to breathe cleaner air and keep the city on target to becoming a net-zero carbon city by 2030. 

*www.logistics.org.uk/caz

Published On: 01/12/2022 16:00:39

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