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851,065 when counting all non ‐ compliant vehi ‐cles, rather than solely cars.

But the number of drivers affected once the zone expands is likely to be far higher when tak ‐ing into account vehicles entering from bordering counties such as Kent, Hertfordshire and Essex.

Transport for London (TFL) estimates that around 160,000 non ‐compliant cars a day cur ‐rently drive in the area that will become part of the expanded zone later this summer.

Drivers of affected ve ‐hicles who do not pay the £12.50 daily charge will a fine of up to £160.

To help mitigate the impact on drivers and businesses the mayor of London has launched a £110 million scrappage scheme which offers those eligible up to £2,000 towards buying a compliant vehicle.

Decarb package

MEASURES have been an‐nounced to increase the use of electric vehicles, as well as the production of sustainable avia‐tion fuel in the UK.

The UK government has now launched the £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastruc‐ture (LEVI) fund alongside an additional £15 million for the On‐Street Residential Charging Scheme (ORCS).

Taken together, the funding will support the installation of tens of thousands of new chargers across the country, in‐creasing EV infrastructure in every area and ensuring the UK’s charging network can support the increasing number of EV drivers.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: “Transport is one of the most important sectors for achieving net zero by 2050 and so we must accelerate our efforts to decarbonise how people get from A to B while growing our economy and supporting thousands of green jobs. From expanding our charging network to boosting production of cleaner aviation fuel, today’s announcement is a great stride forward.”

FUEL PRICES: Have fallen for the fifth straight month.