For whom the toll tolls: Are motorists set to be charged for using the Rotherhithe tunnel?

Despite TfL commissioner Andy Lord insisting there were “no plans” to start charging drivers to use the Rotherhithe tunnel, concerns are mounting that road tolls could be imposed on a third river crossing in east London, According to the Evening Standard ‘critics’ suspect that many motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel, which lies east of Tower Bridge […]

ULEZ scrappage scheme to begin on 31 July

Transport for London’s Commissioner Andy Lord has confirmed a scrappage scheme for vehicles affected by the expansion of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone will begin on Monday 31 July. In his commissioner’s report published ahead of today’s TfL board meeting (July 25), Mr Lord has given the date when the additional support will be […]

Andy Lord confirmed as London’s Transport Commissioner

The Mayor of London and the Board of Transport for London have announced that Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s permanent Transport Commissioner following a rigorous international search and selection process. Mr Lord joined TfL in November 2019 as Managing Director of London Underground and became Chief Operating Officer for all of TfL’s operations […]