Cycling groups welcome proposals to introduce road pricing to London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing a road pricing scheme in the capital to discourage car use

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Cycling groups have welcomed proposals to introduce road pricing in London as part of a drive to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality in the capital.

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said on Tuesday that he wanted London to be a "global leader" in smart road pricing - a system of charging drivers for their use of the roads. Other policies considered include extending the remit of the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) or applying a daily clean air charge for all car journeys throughout Greater London.

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.