😁 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐪 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐙 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing a High Court battle to prove his ULEZ plans are lawful.

A judge has agreed to hear a challenge by four London boroughs. The mayor wants to extend the ULEZ zone to all of Greater London in August.

Drivers of older cars which fail to meet modern emissions standards would face a daily £12.50 toll.

The court’s decision is an embarrassing setback for the mayor's flagship scheme to improve air quality.

He claims scientific research shows an estimated 4,000 Londoners died prematurely every yer because of toxic air.

Speaking ahead of today's announcement Sadiq Khan said he was determined to clean up London's air adding: "I'm determined to make more progress cleaning up our air as soon as possible.

"I recently met the health advisor for London about the number of children with stunted lungs and about the number of premature deaths across our city.

"And the number of adults with serious health issues from asthma to cancer to dementia and heart disease - I'm determined to take action.

"The Chief Medical Officer agrees with me, Imperial College agrees with me, Great Ormond Street agrees with me, many clinicians and health experts agree with me.

"We need to get the court case out the way and get on with it for August.'

Nick Rogers AM, City Hall Conservatives transport spokesperson, added: "The High Court has now ruled there is sufficient evidence that Sadiq Khan's ULEZ decision may have been unlawful.

"The Mayor clearly does not have the legal grounds to proceed with his ULEZ tax plans, which take money from charities, small businesses and low income Londoners who cannot afford a new car.

"Sadiq Khan should do the right thing, immediately stop work on his ULEZ expansion, and explain his actions to the court."

In March newly installed cameras to police the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone were vandalised.

The attack was on three cameras mounted above traffic lights at Knee Hill, Abbey Wood in south London.

A cable at the back of the cameras was cut, plus many other attacks have seen cameras sprayed with paint.

More than 2,700 ULEZ cameras are being installed in outer London boroughs ahead of the scheme due to launch in August.

Source: ITV news

𝐓𝐀𝐗𝐈 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓: 

Councils have succeeded in getting the case to a High Court hearing on two grounds: 

(a) Failure to follow statutory procedures and 

(b) Failure of consultation over the scrappage scheme- other claims were rejected!

This isn’t over yet, but it gives hope to the many Londoners and businesses who would be affected by Khans extension of ULEZ.