The Mayor of London has written to the UK bosses of Volkswagen, BMW as well as Mercedes-Benz, accusing the business of operating “double standards” by not investing millions in clean air programmes in the UK. 
Sadiq Khan said: “Londoners will be baffled by the double requirements of these vehicle manufacturers. On the one hand, they admit they’ve got to cut emissions from their vehicles, however they confine their funding to Germany alone.” 
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Khan explained that the three manufacturers have paid £223 million towards the German Government’s sustainable Mobility Fund for Cities. At the exact same time, the UK government has only secured £1 million funding from the manufacturers. Khan added that Volkswagen will likewise have to pay £24 billion in the us for fines, compensations as well as other settlements from the diesel emissions scandal.
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Khan added: “In July, the UK managing director of VW sat in my office as well as stated they couldn’t contribute anything to fund cleaning up London’s air, however their German colleagues are providing money. Londoners will discover that unacceptable.
“I am taking strong action to clean up London’s toxic air, however I can’t do it alone. The government must act urgently to secure a meaningful amount of funding from these manufacturers, which might assist people to scrap the most polluting diesel vehicles as well as take these off our streets.”
Earlier this year, the Mayor revealed a new £10 T-Charge that will work together with the existing £11.50 congestion charge. drivers of the most polluting petrol as well as diesel vehicles with pre-Euro 4 engines will deal with paying £21.50 to drive in central London after 23 October when the new T-Charge kicks in. 
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