West London council spent £500k on ULEZ fees as vehicles so polluting

West London council spent £500k on ULEZ fees as vehicles so polluting

Hillingdon Council declared a climate emergency in January 2020 but has recently purchased new diesel vehicles that won't incur ULEZ fines instead of choosing lower emission alternatives

Hillingdon Council paying up to £8k ULEZ fees per month due to outdated fleet

Hillingdon Council has spent almost half a million pounds on ULEZ fees since the expansion of the zone in 2023 because of its ageing and polluting vehicle fleet. Data obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) indicates that the council taxpayer has footed a bill of £499,090 in ULEZ fees due to non-compliant vehicles. The council’s current fleet consists of 295 vehicles. Of those, just three are electric powered and six are hybrid.…