Category Archives: ULEZ expansion

Lick of paint and a new logo won’t get our axed bus routes back

Posted on March 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

Is it a bird, is it a plane… no, it’s Superloop! Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON takes a look at the London Mayor’s latest wheeze and finds he’s going round in circles… There’s been nothing like it since Jeffrey Archer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, East Croydon, Kingston, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

£81,000 pa Mayor: Croydon is too skint to oppose ULEZ

Posted on February 18, 2023 by insidecroydon

Jason Perry, Croydon’s Tory Mayor, says that his cash-strapped borough doesn’t have enough money to join the Judicial Review legal action being brought by other outer London boroughs against the expansion later this year of ULEZ – the Ultra Low … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Perry starts back-pedalling over borough’s low traffic schemes

Posted on February 4, 2023 by insidecroydon

Less than six months into what was supposed to be a properly monitored 18-month trial of traffic-reducing measures, the council has announced a series of ‘drop-in sessions’ for residents to air their views on CHNs. By PAUL LUSHION, environment correspondent … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, South Norwood, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Pro-pollution Dombey re-states Sutton opposition to ULEZ

Posted on February 3, 2023 by insidecroydon

Environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION on the cynical games being played with people’s lives by some of the capital’s third-rate politicians Ruth Dombey, the leader of LibDem-controlled Sutton, today declared war on ULEZ, warning Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that she … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton Council, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Conservative Mayor Perry loses 3 votes at Town Hall meeting

Posted on February 2, 2023 by insidecroydon

ANDREW PELLING reports from the Press Gallery on success for Labour, Green and LibDem councillors in opposing Tory moves to cut Council Tax benefits to old age pensioners and the poor Jason Perry, the Conservative Mayor of Croydon, lost three … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Andrew Pelling, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Nina Degrads, Rowenna Davis, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stuart King, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Ignore ULEZ scare stories – it will reduce traffic and save lives

Posted on January 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Some 80% of vehicles in Croydon are compliant with requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone and so will not incur charges. If we want to improve London’s toxic air quality, doing nothing is not an option, says … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments