No ULEZ signage “temporary, warning, or otherwise” will be allowed in Hertfordshire, an open letter has confirmed.

With London’s ultra low emission zone expansion set to come into force next week, Hertfordshire County Council has published an open letter to residents.

It reiterated that it will not permit Transport for London to place ULEZ signage on Hertfordshire’s roads, despite London mayor Sadiq Khan urging the council to reverse its position earlier this month.

 

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Council leader Richard Roberts’ letter, published on Friday (August 25), confirms the county's stance. It said: “We believe that implementing this expansion will disproportionately impact some of the poorest in society and potentially price them off the roads.

“In the midst of pressures on family and business budgets not seen in over a generation, this is the wrong scheme at the wrong time.

“The county council has for a number of months been making representations on your behalf to try and persuade the Mayor of London to pause the expansion and look to redraw the ULEZ boundary.

“We believe that a compromise that sees the boundary redrawn at outer London transport hubs will allow motorists from the Home Counties and further afield travelling into the capital to do the right thing and use public transport without incurring the daily charge.

“Sadly, our sensible position has fallen on deaf ears.”

It added that leaders from across the Home Counties hold the view that “no signage, temporary, warning, or otherwise will be deployed across our counties”.

However, the councillor said that he recognised the need to provide necessary information so people can make informed choices. The letter therefore provided a link to a page on its website offering “a one stop shop of information in relation to ULEZ”.

Calling on Home Counties leaders to reverse their decision not to allow Ulez signs, the mayor’s spokesperson previously said: “Councils have a responsibility to ensure their residents and all motorists are aware of important changes that may impact drivers.

“By refusing to allow TfL to install ULEZ warning signs at key junctions, these councils outside London are not fulfilling their responsibility to ensure their residents and other motorists have all the information they need to avoid driving into the ULEZ inadvertently.

“The mayor is urging these three county councils to put their politics aside and do what’s best for their residents and drivers.”

City Hall said TfL has offered to pay the full cost of installing and maintaining signs.