Request ID: FOI-1820-2425 Date published: 16 September 2024
You asked
In your reply to the question about buying a euro 5 car for say £8000 and then moving the goal posts,should tfl decide to say euro 5 engines would would not comply,
He asked for tfl to say that if bought now, would they guantee that his purchase would comply,and was asking for a definite time for how long that would be.
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-1820-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3rd September 2024 asking for information about the ULEZ scheme. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“In your reply to the question about buying a euro 5 car for say £8000 and then moving the goal posts,should tfl decide to say euro 5 engines would would not comply. He asked for tfl to say that if bought now, would they guantee that his purchase would comply,and was asking for a definite time for how long that would be.”
There are no plans to change the ULEZ standards at present, and the Mayor has committed to keeping the ULEZ standards the same over his current term. The current standards for vehicle emissions are informed by the European emissions standards. The current standards for vehicles in the ULEZ is Euro 4 for petrol vehicles and Euro 6 for diesel vehicles. The current standards help the Mayor and TfL strike the right balance in maximising the benefits to Londoners by encouraging people to use less polluting vehicles while also ensuring compliant vehicles are not unaffordable to people who rely on a private vehicle to make a journey. For diesel vehicles, the ULEZ standard (Euro 6) is already aligned with the tightest emissions standards. Euro 7 standards have not been finalised at this stage.
Any proposed changes to an existing road user charging scheme, such as the ULEZ, or the introduction of any new scheme would be subject to formal public consultation.
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David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
