Grants of up to £2,000 to scrap non-compliant vehicles would now be made available to every Londoner. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- The mayor announced on Thursday increased financial support for owners of more polluting vehicles impacted by his contentious extension of a daily charge when driving them in the British capital.would go ahead as planned on August 29, after the High Court ruled last week that it had been done lawfully.
Its extension to all of Greater London later this month has prompted a fierce backlash from many living in and around the newly encompassed areas, who face fines of up to £160 for each day they fail to pay. In a sign of the political pressure mounting on the mayor, he said grants of up to £2,000 to scrap non-compliant vehicles would now be made available to every Londoner.
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