ULEZ raised over £224m last year

Again, it is a political choice to have cut down public transport to rural areas. Some countries choose to make every single rural village accessible by subsidised train or bus.

I feel very sorry for people who have to use their vehicle - tradespeople for instance. It’s a very big expense. I don’t know if disabled people using a car because they can’t manage public transport have an exemption.
Out in the sticks we haven’t a hope of any public transport but I appreciate it’s our choice to live here, though some are now too old to reasonably be expected to move.

Fares on buses are £2 all over the country at the moment curtesy of a government scheme nothing to do with Burnham.

Andy Burnam is revoluionising the buses in Manchester, making cycling safer and fares cheaper. There is some disruption at the moment but the new bus routes look sensible and should remove a lot of the need to drive into the city.

The people of Uxbridge voted for the Tories to punish the Labour Mayor for expanding the ULEZ ..... because the Labour Mayor was told to expand ULEZ

(originally designed by Boris Johnson) .... BY THE TORY GOVERNMENT Dept of Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

Exactly.

224 million? That's welcome, as, DiamondLily - it's actually spent on improving London's public transport, such as better bus services, especially in the outer zones. Surely, nobody objects to cleaner air for our grandchildren?

Newcastle has one of the worst traffic management systems I have seen, I commute to Newcastle. I am not sure what they could do to make it worse.

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Andy Burnham persuaded the government to defer a ULEZ scheme in his area. Possibly a better political think than many.

Andy Burnham didn't persuade the Government to defer the ULEZ scheme it was nothing to do with the Government, Burnham (Labour) wanted the money making ULEZ scheme and wanted it extended to cover not just the city centre but other areas (just like London) it was his idea as Major of Manchester he wasted thousands and thousands of pounds putting all the cameras and signage up and there was a big campaign here to stop it, he actually became a hate figure to some. Its's not been stopped just under review

So what if it’s a money making system. People don’t have a god given right to drive around in gas guzzling and polluting vehicles. Public transport has to be financed. TfL was dumped on royally by the government so have to raise money. London is the only western capital city where the government don’t subsidise the transport system.

It's a cash cow, in London, to try and prop up the finances of TFL and Crossrail.🙄

If there was a vote on clean air or net zero then people would vote against it. Then we’d see an end to the climate crisis wouldn’t we ? Just because things are unpopular doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do them.

Andy Burnham persuaded the government to defer a ULEZ scheme in his area. Possibly a better political think than many.

It will be v hard on the fined drivers if all the money goes on more cycle lanes which councils are always tempted to do. Improving public transport is just as important.

Well, according to Chronicle Live (which isn't the most reliable of sources }

Where does the Newcastle Clean Air Zone money go?
The law states that councils can not use the money raised as a general revenue stream. It is ringfenced to be spent on transport policies which will contribute to improving the air quality in the city centre.

Newcastle and Gateshead's councils say "Under the Transport Act 2000, the net proceeds of any charging schemes made under the Act, including a Clean Air Zone, can only be used by a local authority for the purpose of helping towards the delivery of local transport policies. This can include the promotion of cycling and walking and other sustainable transport measures."

I assume this applies across the UK

I would definitely like to see where this money has gone…

I hope there is total clarity about how this money is spent. Preferably on direct anti pollution schemes in the areas where the fines were incurred.