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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Driving Out The Poor: Dirty Truth Behind UK Emissions Zones

 Emission zones were introduced to city centres around the UK, sold as vital public health measures, to clean the air, save lives, and make polluters pay. 

Across the various schemes, over £1 billion has now been made in fines and fees since 2019, with London’s ULEZ generating over £250 million in a single year. 

With compliance rates now exceeding 96% in most areas, the air quality improvements are stagnating – or, in some cases, totally non-existent – but the cameras, charges, and penalties continue. 

Are they still reducing pollution, or have they evolved into something else entirely? ...<<<Read More>>>...