Sadiq Khan’s controversial ULEZ expansion in London is set to take place on Tuesday despite reported attempts from some in Government to stop it.<\/p>\n
All London boroughs in the capital will be swallowed into the scheme from August 29.<\/p>\n
Some vehicles not up to emissions standards will be hit with a\u00a0daily charge of \u00a312.50 for driving within the ULEZ area.<\/p>\n
The scheme has already faced stiff resistance, with nearly nine in 10 cameras put up to enforce the expansion having been stolen or damaged in southeast London\u00a0according to crowd-sourced data.<\/p>\n
Rishi Sunak’s plan to block the ULEZ expansion failed this week after the Government was advised its efforts would not stand up in court.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> The town where locals are so angry about ULEZ they ‘want to punch Sadiq Khan’<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s not only Conservatives against the controversial plans \u2014 Sir Keir Starmer blamed Labour’s defeat in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election on the scheme, telling Sky News that there was “no doubt that ULEZ was the reason that we lost”.<\/p>\n With the cost-of-living crisis still biting many households in the UK, there are concerns ULEZ could add more financial pressure to Britons going about their business.<\/p>\n Londoners with vehicles that do not meet ULEZ emissions standards now face a choice of paying the daily charge, getting a new vehicle, or applying for the scrappage scheme.<\/p>\n London Mayor Mr Khan has staunchly defended the plan to reduce harmful emissions, saying that clean air was \u201ca human right, not a privilege\u201d.<\/p>\n