London is the capital of the United Kingdom and a city nearly twice the geographic size of New York City. Effectively getting around London, then, is both important and sometimes challenging.
On Tuesday, that challenge got a lot more complicated.
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After all, on Tuesday, the entirety of greater London (suburbs included) became subject to the “Ultra-low emission zone” restriction. ULEZ requires owners of vehicles that do not qualify as “low emissions” to pay $16 per day to drive those vehicles within London. The brainchild of Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ means that those who fail to pay the $16 fee are liable to a $228 fine.
This is far from the only challenge facing Londoners. Heavily taxed by the government, U.K. gas prices currently average $7/U.S. gallon. (No, I’m not joking.) Taxes in the U.K. are also significantly higher…
