Heavy vehicles told to clean up or stay out of London

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Boris Johnson warns dirty lorries and vans they have less than a year to comply with stringent emissions standards

The owners of around 150,000 large vehicles have been warned they have a year to meet tougher emissions targets in London or face large fines. Transport for London (TfL) yesterday launched a new online...

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