Cost of living: Emotional teacher warns Sadiq Khan ULEZ expansion will ‘cripple’ her
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A teacher has warned Sadiq Khan plans to expand the ULEZ to cover Greater London will “cripple” her financially.
Julie Hinds, a secondary school teacher in Epping Forest, told Mr Khan in an emotional speech how she relies on her car to “bring home my marking”, adding: “I am struggling.”
City Hall is proposing to expand London’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) to cover the entire capital from August 2023, and a consultation by TfL has recently taken place.
Drivers - including residents - within the zone whose vehicles don’t meet emissions standards would have to pay a daily charge of £12.50.
But the mayor has faced opposition to the scheme - which he says will help tackle toxic air pollution in the city - from critics who say he risks businesses closing down and heaping further financial pressure onto Londoners during the cost of living crisis.
Video: GLA
Julie Hinds, a secondary school teacher in Epping Forest, told Mr Khan in an emotional speech how she relies on her car to “bring home my marking”, adding: “I am struggling.”
City Hall is proposing to expand London’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) to cover the entire capital from August 2023, and a consultation by TfL has recently taken place.
Drivers - including residents - within the zone whose vehicles don’t meet emissions standards would have to pay a daily charge of £12.50.
But the mayor has faced opposition to the scheme - which he says will help tackle toxic air pollution in the city - from critics who say he risks businesses closing down and heaping further financial pressure onto Londoners during the cost of living crisis.
Video: GLA