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Motorbikes to pay £12.50 to ride in central London

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Plans to charge motorbike riders £12.50 to ride in the London congestion charge zone have been approved today.

The new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) will come into place in September 2020 and motorbikes aged 13 or over will have to pay the charge.

For new motorbikes, there will be no charge as long as they live up to the Euro 3 engine emission standard, which they will.

The ULEZ will be active for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, however people living within the zone will have a three-year grace period to upgrade their motorbike to one that meets the minimum requirements.

According to the London Mayor’s Office, the new ULEZ will halve nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) emissions.

Despite motorbikes emitting just one per cent of NOx emissions in the UK, they have been lumped into the changes.

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said: “The world’s first ULEZ is an essential measure to improve air quality in our city, protect the health of Londoners, and lengthen our lead as the greatest city on earth.”

Currently, motorbikes do not have to pay to ride within the London congestion zone.

The new rules have been brought into place after a consultation into the ULEZ proposals was concluded earlier this year, having begun in November.

For cars, the restrictions are just as tough with diesel versions, aged five years or less in 2020 with Euro 6 engines, and petrol versions, aged 14 years or less in 202 with Euro 4 engines exempt but all other vehicles will be required to pay £12.50 per day to enter the ULEZ.

Large vans and minibuses aged four and 13 years or less respectively will also be exempt however all others must pay the daily charge of £12.50. HGVs, buses and coaches must be six years old or less or face the charge.

Johnson, who lives outside of the congestion zone, also announced £65 million of funding for London taxi drivers in an attempt to clean hackney cabs and their emissions up.

Next page: Motorbike congestion charge on the cards
Comment 6 Like 6
Mad Malc 3 years ago
How much pollution is caused building the new bikes . ? Mine was built 37 years ago . Bollocks… How much pollution is caused building the new bikes . ? Mine was built 37 years ago . Bollocks
Simon Williams 3 years ago
All they had to do was provide for 12 free rides or drives per year, so we can keep our classic bikes and cars. For our daily rides we can move to compliant ma… All they had to do was provide for 12 free rides or drives per year, so we can keep our classic bikes and cars. For our daily rides we can move to compliant machines.
PERRY 4 years ago
ANOTHER COMPLETE FARCE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CON US OUT OF MORE MONEY,THANKS BORIS
Ruth King 4 years ago
I feel the same. I have two beloved Honda C90s, both old but functioning perfectly. Can we protest in concert about this? It seems desperately unfair when one c… I feel the same. I have two beloved Honda C90s, both old but functioning perfectly. Can we protest in concert about this? It seems desperately unfair when one considers just how little pollution a tiny wee bike mine emits? Even a big bike won’t emit very much pollution at all.
ruthk@usborne.co.uk
Dougie Dickson 4 years ago
It is a disgrace, especially because Black cabs are exempt and the whole idea of these charges is to reduce pollutun what utter crap that is everyone knows Dies… It is a disgrace, especially because Black cabs are exempt and the whole idea of these charges is to reduce pollutun what utter crap that is everyone knows Diesel cabs are worse than bikes yet they are exempt Now that is an abuse of power. On top of that the actual polluters with these cabs are gonna be given money to extend to newer ones- why? theyre just self employed people like some of us? Join weridelondon for rieouts to raise awareness as theres a new consultation one out now to expand the zone to include the North and South Circular thats effectively most of London…
Steve johns 5 years ago
So what if i live within the zone and my pride and joy is 20 plus years old? After 3 years grace i have to get rid of it or pay to ride! So everyone who has old… So what if i live within the zone and my pride and joy is 20 plus years old? After 3 years grace i have to get rid of it or pay to ride! So everyone who has older bikes has to sell them, so good by to our way of life, our classic bikes, our charity runs with our classic bikes. Ive spent over 7 years restoring my bike myself to now be told its gonna cost me 12.50 to even pop up the shops with it. Absolutely disgusted with such a blatant misuse of power to con the shit out of bikers. Complete bollocks.
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