Plans designed to keep automotives off the streets of London are to be relaxed for vans, commercial vehicle insurance holders may be interested to discover.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is to remove restrictions on these vehicles from the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) scheme.
Under the regulations, commercial vehicle insurance holders who own buses, coaches and heavily-polluting lorries that weigh more than 3.5 tonnes must meet emissions standards or pay a £200 daily charge.
Mr Johnson has removed the restrictions due to the LEZ's potential effect on commercial insurance holders in the city.
He states: "Many of these [vehicles] will be owned by small businesses, charities, and self-employed Londoners already hard hit by the recession."
This move has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association, which has thanked the authorities for reacting to its concern.
Gordon Telling, its head of policy for London, claims the cost to business would have been "far from small".
