'We can already see it is working': ULEZ expansion slashes polluting car use in London

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First data shows 95 per cent of vehicles across inner and outer London are now compliant with clean air standards after ultra low emission zone was expanded in August

The expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has already been "highly effective" at reducing the number of older, more polluting vehicles within the zone since its controversial expansion across...

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