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Read Full ArticleA consortium of businesses has signed an open letter to urge the Mayor of London to rethink ending congestion charge exemption for electric vans.
Currently, 100 per cent electric cars and vans are exempt from the congestion charge, but this will end on 25 December 2025.
The AA, Ocado, Openreach, Clean Cities Lime and the Federation of Small Businesses have all signed the letter, which says that the exemption has played a “fundamental role” in businesses being able to invest in electric fleets. It also says that removing the exemption would undermine firms who have “taken on debt to invest in the air we breathe”.
The letter states: "Many of us have taken on debt to invest in our children’s future and in the air that we breathe. If this plan goes ahead then it will bring an astronomical cost to our businesses at a challenging time.
"Worse still, you will hamper the efforts of many businesses transitioning to cleaner transport. Countless business owners wish to move away from dirty diesel vans and to electric alternatives, they should be supported and not hindered doing so."
The congestion charge has been in place for 21 years and was established to reduce traffic and encourage sustainable travel. This was followed by the ULEZ in 2019, which was expanded to include all London boroughs in 2023, meaning those driving a non-compliant vehicle pay a £12.50 daily charge to drive within the zone.
Without the congestion charge, Transport for London says there would have been three million additional journeys by car across London in 2019.
Picture: a photograph of queues of traffic on a London street at night. Image Credit: Unsplash
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 08 October 2024
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