Those with a non-compliant car can access up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle
Following a High Court battle between five local councils and the mayor, the Ulez expansion was given the go-aheadEligibility for a scrappage scheme has been extended to more people ahead of the expansion the Ultra Low Emission Zone to all of London.
In order to fund the expansion, the Mr Khan plans to use £50m of City Hall's reserves. This takes the total of the scrappage fund from £110m to £160m. Additional support to charities with increased payments available for minibuses from £7,000 to £9,000Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall said: "This is too little, too late from Sadiq Khan, who is facing mounting pressure from Londoners and his own party.
The mayor's clean air policy is set to expand to cover all of London from 29 August, after the High Court ruled it lawful one week ago. Five Conservative-led councils had challenged the expansion. One concerned resident outside London is Rev Carl Chambers, who runs a church in Wilmington, Kent, near the border of Bexley.Mr Chambers added: "I was at the crematorium at Eltham, standing room only for a funeral, and it [the Ulez] would have been a tax on friendship and support at such an important time when we're grieving.
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