City of London Corporation bans diesel vehicle purchases for its business

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. . . The policy is the latest in a series of anti-pollution measures brought in by the local authority, which has a fleet of more than 300 vehicles.

Some models of vehicle, such as tractors, which the Corporation uses on its green spaces like Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, do not have a non-diesel alternative. These vehicles will continue to be used until a clean alternative becomes available on the market.

Last month the Corporation announced plans for a London-wide crackdown on drivers who leave their engines idling, following a series of successful trials in the City of London.Last year it agreed a deal with Addison Lee—London’s biggest private hire firm—automatically to switch hybrid taxis to electric mode in key areas of the Square Mile.

It has also created a ‘City Air App’, which gives low-pollution travel routes to more than 15,000 Londoners, introduced a City-wide 20 mph zone, and issued new procurement rules restricting harmful emissions from bulldozers and generators. . . .
 
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