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| Diesel cars 'face £10 charge for driving into central London' | Diesel cars 'face £10 charge for driving into central London' |
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| Plans to charge drivers of diesel cars £10 to drive into central London are being considered, it has been reported. | Plans to charge drivers of diesel cars £10 to drive into central London are being considered, it has been reported. |
| The levy would be on top of the current £10 congestion charge for driving into the centre of the capital. | The levy would be on top of the current £10 congestion charge for driving into the centre of the capital. |
| The Times also says London Mayor Boris Johnson wants the new Ultra Low Emission Zone to be introduced by 2020. | The Times also says London Mayor Boris Johnson wants the new Ultra Low Emission Zone to be introduced by 2020. |
| The paper says the mayor will lobby the government to increase road tax on diesel cars to encourage motorists to move to cleaner vehicles. | The paper says the mayor will lobby the government to increase road tax on diesel cars to encourage motorists to move to cleaner vehicles. |
| Only diesel vehicles meeting the Euro 6 emissions standard will be exempt, while petrol cars registered before 2006 will also have to pay. | Only diesel vehicles meeting the Euro 6 emissions standard will be exempt, while petrol cars registered before 2006 will also have to pay. |
| All new cars sold from 1 January 2015 must meet the Euro 6 emissions standard, a stringent European Union directive to cut exhaust pollutants which targets a cut in nitrous oxides, seen as an air pollutant. | |
| The mayor's environment adviser, Matthew Pencharz, told the newspaper: "We want to see an unwinding of incentives that have driven people to diesel. | The mayor's environment adviser, Matthew Pencharz, told the newspaper: "We want to see an unwinding of incentives that have driven people to diesel. |
| "Euro engine standards on emissions have not delivered the savings expected, meaning we now have a legacy of a generation of dirty diesels." | "Euro engine standards on emissions have not delivered the savings expected, meaning we now have a legacy of a generation of dirty diesels." |
| 'Significant' health issue | 'Significant' health issue |
| The RAC foundation has said incentives, such as putting diesel cars in lower vehicle excise duty bands, has been to blame. | |
| Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister said: "This isn't quite a mis-selling scandal, but for years ministers took their eye off the ball and encouraged drivers to buy diesels to help fight climate change. | |
| "That has come at a cost: local air pollution. Today 10 million cars in Britain are powered by diesel engines - a third of the total. | |
| "Part of the problem is regulation. In laboratory conditions diesel cars have met strict test criteria. | "Part of the problem is regulation. In laboratory conditions diesel cars have met strict test criteria. |
| "Unfortunately that performance hasn't been matched on the road and now we have a significant health issue because of the dash for diesel." | "Unfortunately that performance hasn't been matched on the road and now we have a significant health issue because of the dash for diesel." |
| The initiatives are being considered to help meet European regulations on clean air and avoid the threat of heavy fines for breaching them. | The initiatives are being considered to help meet European regulations on clean air and avoid the threat of heavy fines for breaching them. |
| AA president Edmund King said the vehicles with the most impact on air quality were buses, taxis and trucks. | |
| "Very few cars enter central London so these measures will have more effect on the growing numbers of small businesses and service vehicles on whom London's economy relies. | |
| "They will have to plan ahead to change their vehicles if they are to stay in business." | |
| 28,000 deaths | 28,000 deaths |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that unless action was taken, London, Birmingham and Leeds would face dangerous levels of pollution from vehicle exhausts by 2030. | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that unless action was taken, London, Birmingham and Leeds would face dangerous levels of pollution from vehicle exhausts by 2030. |
| Government figures showed long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to more than 28,000 deaths across the UK in 2010. | Government figures showed long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to more than 28,000 deaths across the UK in 2010. |
| And in February, it was reported that pollution near Buckingham Palace is the worst in the UK and almost four times the EU legal limit. | And in February, it was reported that pollution near Buckingham Palace is the worst in the UK and almost four times the EU legal limit. |
| Jenny Jones, from the Green Party on the London Assembly, told BBC London 94.9: "I back Boris on this but he is making a lot of promises that a future mayor will have to implement. | Jenny Jones, from the Green Party on the London Assembly, told BBC London 94.9: "I back Boris on this but he is making a lot of promises that a future mayor will have to implement. |
| "He should show some political bravery and bring the Ultra Low Emission Zone forward - what is he waiting for?" | "He should show some political bravery and bring the Ultra Low Emission Zone forward - what is he waiting for?" |
| The mayor is expected to outline his plans later. | The mayor is expected to outline his plans later. |