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don that was , in theory , supposed to stick air pollutants to the road . However in 2013 , the scheme was deemed to have been an ineffectual waste of money - the author of a Greater London Authority ( GLA ) report on how London ’ s illegal air pollution disproportionately affects deprived schools even accused Boris Johnson of burying the negative findings after the Guardian published a leaked version of the report last year .
We cannot claim that the government has ignored the issue since , the Mayor of London has launched a number of schemes to help fight air pollution in London in the coming years . They have introduced a number of measures to fight air pollution in London over the
17 coming years , including :
• A £ 10 toxicity charge applied to older and more polluting vehicles from October 2017 - drivers could pay up to £ 21.50 at peak congestion
The world ' s first Ultra Low Emission Zone ( ULEZ ) is due to start in London in 2019 , creating strict emission standards for diesel vehicles at all times in an attempt to reduce emissions by 50 percent in central London .
• London ( and Paris ) will both be launching a vehicle scoring system to show potential buyers the emission standards of cars on sale .
• Audits on primary schools in areas exceeding legal limits of NO2 - £ 1 billion has been