BUCKINGHAMSHIRE will not get an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme, the Cabinet Member for Transport Steve Broadbent has pledged.
The Conservative councillor said: “I certainly have no plans to introduce a ULEZ scheme anywhere in this county.”
Cllr Broadbent made the comments at Thursday’s (September 14) Transport, Environment & Climate Change Select Committee.
His remarks were in response to Councillor David Watson’s request for feedback on Buckinghamshire’s forthcoming Local Transport Plan (LTP5), which is needed to secure Department for Transport funding.
The Councillor asked how the LTP5 will be positioned in light of London’s controversial ULEZ, which imposes a £12.50 daily charge on vehicles that do not meet pollution standards which drive within the zone.
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The area the scheme covers was expanded across London on August 29, bringing it close to Bucks towns and villages, including Gerrards Cross, Denham, Chalfont St Peter and Iver.
Speaking about the LTP5, Cllr Broadbent said: “It is not about specific initiatives that are replicating what is happening elsewhere.
“What is happening in a big urban centre – be it London with ULEZ – is not going to be right for the towns and villages of High Wycombe.”
Although ULEZ will not come to Bucks, the LTP5 focuses on ‘decarbonising’ the county’s transport system.
Cllr Broadbent said: “We have been investing heavily in cycling connections, greenways, we have been investing in different modes of transport, e-scooters for example.”
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