Tories Pledge to ‘Reverse’ Outer London ULEZ and Block Wales-Style 20MPH Limits

Roads chiefs will block blanket 20mph zones and scrap outer London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) if the Conservatives are re-elected. Top Tories would table a “Backing Drivers Bill,” which they say would “protect drivers from the draconian policies of local Labour politicians,” the party said in a statement. With General Election campaigns underway, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: “We will reverse Sadiq Khan’s unfair ULEZ expansion and rule out any blanket 20-mile-an-hour zones because we are on the drivers’ side. And we will rule out any pay-per-mile road tax to keep costs for drivers down. “There’s a clear choice at this election—Labour who will continue to penalise drivers or the Conservatives who will back drivers.”...