London Mayor , Sadiq Khan , has outlined plans for owners of older cars to pay a £ 10 congestion charge when driving in central London . The charge , which will be in addition to the current £ 11.50 congestion charge , will be imposed on cars first sold prior to 2005 and will be in operation from 2010 . 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 older cars from the city on weekdays . Almost 10,000 people die prematurely each year in London due to air pollution .
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, 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 first sold prior to 2005 and will be in operation from 2017. 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 weekdays. Almost 10,000 people die prematurely each year in London due to air pollution.