It’s reported London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan considered charging motorists up to £2 per mile to drive in London.

The London Centric Blog has seen leaked documents showing the pay-per-mile scheme, known as Next Generation Charging but codenamed internally as “Project Gladys”, was expected to be introduced in September 2026, as a flagship policy of the mayor’s third term.

It says in highly confidential internal documents it’s seen, TfL’s own modelling set out how the move would lead to a collapse in the number of cars on the roads.

It says Mr Khan pulled the plug on the project ahead of his re-election campaign following claims by political opponents that Labour was pursuing a “war on the motorist”. 

The Telegraph says the cost of driving from Upminster to Oxford Circus and back again would have almost trebled, rising from £15 – for the congestion charge – to around £40.

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