Ministers Seek Clarification From London Mayor About Cars for Ukraine Scheme

Published on December 24, 2023

Government ministers have asked London Mayor Sadiq Khan to clarify what legal barriers he believes were preventing him from sending Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) non-compliant vehicles to Ukraine. It comes after the mayor, who previously refused to send the vehicles, asked Transport Secretary Mark Harper and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove to enable Londoners, and others across the country, to donate suitable vehicles to Ukraine through scrappage schemes. In a letter sent to the ministers on Friday, Mr. Khan and former defence secretary Ben Wallace urged the government to give motorists “money for taking polluting vehicles off our cities’ streets while providing vital support towards the people of Ukraine....

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