News / TfL hits back at haulage claims that low-emission zones don't work

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Transport for London (TfL) has called air pollution a “public health crisis” and rejected claims from the haulage sector that London’s impending Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will have little impact.

Director of city planning at TfL Alex Williams told The Loadstar pollution was leading to thousands of premature deaths a year, hitting the city’s poorest the hardest.

“It is resulting in children with undeveloped lungs, and the ULEZ will significantly reduce the number of polluting vehicles driving within central London,” he said.

“After ...