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Friday 29 March 2019 2:04 pm  |  Updated:  Monday 03 June 2019 12:50 am

Ranked: How ready are all 33 London boroughs for Sadiq Khan’s Ulez ultra-low emissions zone?

London mayor Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) will come into force from 8 April in a bid to tackle illegal levels of pollution in the capital.

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It means cars and vans will need to meet new exhaust emissions standards or else pay a daily charge of £12.50 if they are not compliant and want to drive in a Ulez area.

Londoners are currently suffering under illegal levels of pollution in the capital, but London boroughs are also leading the way in the UK's increasing shift towards green vehicles. 

Using government data, comparison website Go Compare has ranked which London boroughs are the best prepared for Ulez by the number of Ulez vehicles (Ulevs) on its roads, the proportion of Ulevs per 10,000 vehicles and the three-year growth rate in Ulevs in London.

Most Ulez-ready London boroughs (by number of vehicles)

Rank Borough  Number of Ulevs
1 Westminster 1,843
2 Barnet 1,557
3 Merton 1,113
4 Camden 1,101
5 Ealing 1,046
6 Hillingdon 1,023
7 Kensington and Chelsea 941
8 Hounslow 902
9 Brent 821
10 Hammersmith and Fulham 766
11 Bromley 765
12 Wandsworth 757
13 Richmond upon Thames 715
14 Croydon 683
15 Southwark  634
16 Harrow 593

Least Ulez-ready London boroughs (by number of vehicles)

Rank Borough Number of Ulevs
17 Islington 570
18 Haringuey 559
19 Tower Hamlets 559
20 Lambeth 550
21 Enfield 548
22 Redbridge 525
23 Greenwich 430
24 Havering 420
25 Bexley 418
26 Kingston Upon Thames 396
27 Hackney 378
28 Sutton 370
29 Lewisham 366  
30 Waltham Forest 330
31 Newham 307  
32 Barking and Dagenham 255
33 Canada 156

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