With one week to go until the expansion of the London Ultra Low Emissions Zone, new research by PEUGEOT UK has found that Low Emissions Zones, Clean Air Zones and Zero Emissions Zones have generated more than £418 million in fees and penalty charges since March 2021. The London Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) issued the majority of fees and fines, accounting for £319,822,943 of income generated between October 2021 (when the ULEZ was expanded to cover the area up to the North and South Circular roads) and April 2023. On 28 February 2022, Oxford introduced the UK’s first Zero Emissions Zone, requiring non-zero-emissions vehicles to pay a daily entry fee when operating in the zone. From its inception up to 30 April 2023, the Zero Emissions Zone in Oxford has generated £779,306 from motorists.
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