Surrey County Council spends £140K on failed Ulez court challenge
Surrey County Council launched a legal challenge to the Ulez expansion, taking it to the High Court. The Surrey County Council has spent £140,000 on a failed court challenge to the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez). The Ulez was expanded from 29 August to cover the whole of London, bordering several areas of Surrey and Kent, but a ruling in July determined there was no legal impediment to it. SCC together with the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon called for a scrappage scheme to be extended to Surrey residents, and for a delay in the date of the expansion. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
प्रकाशित : 2 साल पहले द्वारा By Christian Fuller & Emily Coady Stemp में Environment
A council spent £140,000 on a failed court challenge to the expansion of London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), it has been revealed.
From 29 August, the Ulez was expanded to cover the whole of London, bordering several areas of Surrey and Kent.
But a ruling in July determined there was no legal impediment to the expansion.
Drivers of the most polluting vehicles must pay £12.50 a day to drive into the zone.
Objecting to the expansion, SCC together with the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon, called for a scrappage scheme to be extended to Surrey residents, and for a delay in the date of the expansion.
Speaking at the time of the High Court's decision, SCC leader Tim Oliver said while the council respected the ruling, it was "incredibly disappointing".
"This has always been about protecting Surrey residents, many of whom will now be significantly socially and financially impacted by the mayor's decision as they go about essential, everyday journeys, without any mitigation in place to minimise this," he said.
TfL's costs will be split between the five councils which brought the challenge.
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