Less than one in 50 vehicles on the market in London are ULEZ-compliant

Motorist in London are going through a scarcity of ULEZ criticism vehicles, as new information revealed that lower than one in 50 ‘reasonably priced’ ones are on the market. 

According to analysis from Auto Trader solely 461 out 24,500 autos, that are on the market throughout Greater London, meet the capital emissions requirements and are affordably priced at lower than £2000. 

As of August 2023 to drivers of older and extra polluting diesel vehicles have been subjected to a £12.50 day by day driving payment as a part of the scheme to scale back air air pollution in London. 

And though Transport for London assured drivers forward of its implementation that they didn’t must ‘buy a model new automobile as reasonably priced, compliant autos can be found’, this newest analysis would recommend that this isn’t the case. 

The demand for second-hand vehicles throughout Britain soar forward of the ULEZ introduction, pushing the typical marketed worth as much as £17,880, in comparison with simply £13,600 in February 2020 – a rise of 32 per cent.

Ian Plummer, business director at AutoTrader stated: ‘For these on a decent price range, there are few choices for reasonably priced motoring left in London six months on from the introduction of the prolonged ULEZ zone. 

‘With fewer than 500 vehicles on the market under the £2000 restrict of the Mayor’s scrappage scheme, many could possibly be confronted with the unpalatable alternative of paying as much as £3000 in Ulez charges or being compelled off the street altogether.’

Also solely 917, or 3.7 per cent, of the 24,500 autos listed on the web market failed to fulfill the ULEZ necessities. 

While TfL has launched a £110million scrappage scheme to supply monetary help to those that ditch their older polluting vehicles, it provides a paltry £2,000 to drivers who scrap their motors.

The scheme can also be solely accessible to these dwelling throughout the 32 London boroughs and folks can solely apply for the scheme if they’re receiving sure low earnings or incapacity advantages.

It was estimated that there have been round 200,000 non-compliant autos in London when the brand new laws got here in.  

Susan Hall, the Conservative mayoral candidate, has run her marketing campaign was a powerful focus in opposition to ULEZ, which she vows to scrap if elected in May. 

She stated: ‘Sadiq Khan’s new £12.50 per day Ulez tax has been completely devastating for individuals who can not afford to go to work, get to the hospital or go to their household.

‘It is these on the bottom incomes who’re probably to personal non-compliant vehicles and be hit by this tax. And regardless of the Mayor’s rhetoric, his personal impartial influence evaluation discovered it could do subsequent to nothing to enhance air high quality.’