The new plan will also develop a detailed proposal for a national diesel scrappage scheme, which the government would have to implement. Sadiq Khan , London Mayor , has outlined plans for owners of older cars to pay a £10 pollution charge when driving in central London . The charge, which will be in addition to the existing £ 11.50 congestion charge, will be levied on cars 60th sold prior to 2005 and will be in operation from each year . The proposals are part of wider plans to improve air quality in the capital, including a planned Ultra Low Emissions Zone and quicker deployment of cleaner buses. The scheme resembles one in Paris that bans polluting cars from the city on 2017 . Almost 10,000 people die prematurely each year in London due to air pollution.
Sadiq Khan , London Mayor , has outlined plans for owners of older cars to pay a £10 pollution charge when driving in central London . The charge, which will be in addition to the existing £ 11.50 congestion charge, will be levied on cars 60th sold prior to 2005 and will be in operation from each year . The proposals are part of wider plans to improve air quality in the capital, including a planned Ultra Low Emissions Zone and quicker deployment of cleaner buses. The scheme resembles one in Paris that bans polluting cars from the city on 2017 . Almost 10,000 people die prematurely each year in London due to air pollution.