• C4d@lemmy.world
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    There’s me thinking that the parts of the expansion to the North and South circulars were insisted upon by the Tory government as part of a deal supporting TFL in the COVID-era, and that all Labour’S Khan did was to tack on expansion to the East and West.

    To clarify my stance: I support the ULEZ expansion. I think that the support to those who need to upgrade or modify their vehicles (including specialist and commercial vehicles) has fallen short.

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      I heard Khan on LBC the other day. The big problem is that the Tories brought in an order (I forget the name) that means all cities have a version of ULEZ.

      Other cities have bought in their ULEZs but no one has kicked up a big fuss about it, only about London. Also, the Tories have been happily giving financial support to the other cities to help setup ULEZ but won’t give anything to London.

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        I do think it’s funny that despite all their machinations they only barely won that seat. It rather goes to show how much of a lame duck they are now.

        And of course they are now facing yet another by-election where the constituents aren’t particularly happy with the way the Tories handled the situation. Good old Nads, making life equally difficult for everyone.

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        I don’t understand it isn’t it just an extension of the congestion charge? I’m kind of confused why they’re upset about this but not the congestion charge.

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    As someone who fought for months against unwarranted ULEZ violation tickets, this would be the reason not to visit London anymore.

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        I’ve got a newer car, but ULEZ f-ed up and billed us nonetheless. We had to fight it tooth and nail and get a lawyer to get this fixed.

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        As a tourist, I don’t want to spend a few hours in the morning and evening just to get in and out of London. Getting in and out from Ealing already was a pain in the …, getting even farther out has really no appeal. There are other places to visit in the UK.