Sadiq Khan announces plan for £10 London pollution charge for dirtiest vehicles

James Murray
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London Mayor launches promised clean air consultation to mark 60th anniversary of Clean Air Act

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today unveiled a wide-ranging package of proposals for tackling the capital's dirty air, including an eye-catching plan to impose a new £10 surcharge on the most polluting vehicles...

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