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Electric vehicle drivers to pay congestion charge in central London
The daily Congestion Charge rises to £18 with EV discounts cut to 25% for cars and 50% for vans, aiming to prevent 2,200 more vehicles from worsening central London traffic, TfL said.
- Drivers of electric vehicles will have to pay congestion charges in central London from January 2, a move described by the AA as a "backward" step.
- Transport for London said EVs will account for nearly a fifth of all vehicles in the congestion charging zone by the end of this year, and keeping the exemption would "undermine the benefits" of the scheme.
- The AA president urged the Mayor of London to reverse the decision, saying it will "backfire on air quality in London" as "many drivers are not quite ready to make the switch to electric vehicles".
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London congestion charge to rise 20% and apply to EV for first time
Electric cars will get a 25% discount and electric vans and HGVs 50% in changes to be introduced in January London’s congestion charge will rise by 20% in January to £18, and electric vehicle drivers will be liable to pay to enter the heart of the capital for the first time. EVs will ...
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
37% Left
L 37%
C 36%
R 27%
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