Minister: No Legal Barrier for Khan to Send ULEZ Scrapped Vehicles to Ukraine

Published on February 1, 2024

There is no legal barrier for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to send scrapped Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) non-compliant vehicles to Ukraine, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said on Wednesday. In a letter to Mr. Khan, Mr. Harper assured the mayor that the vehicles are “highly unlikely” to return to London, and said government officials have begun discussions with local authorities across the country about donation scrapped vehicles to Ukraine. The letter follows previous exchanges between the mayor and ministers in which the latter asked Mr. Khan to clarify what legal barriers he believed were stopping him from donating scrapped ULEZ non-compliant vehicles to the war-worn country....

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