What is ULEZ and why are people protesting it?

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Coming up, you may have seen a lot in the news recently about London’s ULEZ scheme, with many Londoners protesting against the expansion. But, what exactly is ULEZ and why are so many people against the plans? We’ve got all that and more, a little later on the programme.

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00:00 The aim of London's ultra-low emission zone is to reduce pollution and cleanse the air

00:04 of the city by discouraging drivers of high-polluting vehicles from using roads.

00:09 The zone is set to expand across all London boroughs from the 29th August, with some 2,750

00:15 cameras being installed as a result.

00:17 The expansion of the zone will see drivers in outer London pay a £12.50 daily fee if

00:22 their vehicles do not meet required emissions standards.

00:26 While cities across the country are employing clean air zones to try and reduce pollution,

00:31 like in Bristol, Birmingham and Newcastle for example, Londoners are especially enraged

00:36 to the point of protest.

00:38 It's thought that the expansion will hit the poorest the hardest and on one occasion has

00:42 even seen a minicab driver start a seven-day hunger strike in protest after claiming the

00:47 expansion will hit his private hire business because his car fails to meet modern emissions

00:52 standards.

00:53 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has previously described his decision to expand the EULES

00:57 area as "very difficult".

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