🟥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐙 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 -

There’s a surprise. 

A traffic expert at one of the world's leading Sat Nav manufacturers has claimed that better traffic management in London will have a greater effect on the city's pollution levels than Sadiq Khan's expansion of the capital's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ).

The Mayor of London expanded the scheme to Outer London in August, with drivers of non-compliant vehicles (broadly pre-2015 diesel and pre-2005 petrol) facing a £12.50 daily fee.

The vast majority of roads in the capital are controlled by borough councils, whilst the city's so-called 'red routes' are under the jurisdiction of Transport for London (TfL).

Andy Marchant, Traffic Expert at TomTom, claims the firm's analysis shows that emissions increased in the city last year due to 'slow-moving traffic'.

He said: "The ULEZ expansion is just one part of the bigger picture around improving London’s air quality. Public programmes that aim to tackle rising traffic emissions, including London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) expansion, remain essential to supporting the UK’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050."

Andy Marchant has called for longer term measures to address traffic pollution in London. 

He continued: "However, this may only prove impactful for so long. In fact, over 90 per cent of London’s vehicles already comply with ULEZ requirements.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜.

"With drivers in UK cities spending 2 per cent longer stuck in slow-moving traffic last year compared to 2021, it’s inevitable that London’s fuel consumption (petrol consumption rose 2.5 per cent from 2021 and diesel consumption rose by 2.5% year on year) and CO² emissions increased at the same time.

Source: MyLondon