Mayor backs scheme to scrap most polluting diesels

London mayor Boris Johnson appears to be backing technology, rather than behaviour change, as the main lever to try and get London in compliance with the European Union’s air quality directives.

Rik Thomas

19 September 2014

Boris Johnson: backing proposals for a diesel-fuelled vehicle scrappage scheme

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, renewed calls for the scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the environmental audit select committee at the House of Commons last week.

Johnson is supporting proposals for the Government to help motorists by offering between a £1,000 and £2,000 grant per vehicle to scrap the most polluting diesels that are more than 12 months old....