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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ruled out a ‘pay-per-mile’ driving charge

Source: PA Wire

(Updated, adding par 6 and changing evaluation to: “Missing context”)

Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall has said that current London Mayor Sadiq Khan has “plans” to introduce pay-per-mile charging for drivers.

Alongside a picture on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, Ms Hall said: “Stop Sadiq Khan’s pay-per-mile plans. Vote for change.”

In a separate post Ms Hall said: “He’s (Mr Khan) spent £150m on tech for pay-per-mile already.”

Evaluation: Missing context

Mr Khan has in the past considered, and spoken favourably about, a pay-per-mile system which would replace other charges, such as the Ultra-low Emission Zone (Ulez).

However, he has since abandoned that position and ruled out introducing such a system while he is Mayor of London. Meanwhile, Transport for London (TfL) has said that “no such scheme is on the table or being developed”.

“As of January 2024, approximately £3m had

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