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London", which is the area inside the north and south circular ring roads and from midnight tonight it expands again to cover "outer london", meaning all 32 london boroughs will now be inside the zone. it means an extra five million people will live in the ulez which is 72 times bigger than the original area. what does all this mean? well, generally, if you drive a petrol vehicle first registered before 2006, or a diesel vehicle first registered before 2016, you'll be charged £12.50 to enter you'll be charged £12.50 to enter the zone. our transport correspondent, katy austin, joins us now fr...

It will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year apart from christmas day. the changes have made life difficult at this car dealership in windsor. we are struggling. one, we can't find the stock at the prices we're used to paying. prices are just escalating so fast. and then what we're finding is if we do secure vehicles at a higher cost, that cost, the additional cost gets pushed onto the customer, which they're not happy to pay. so it's not viable. the principle behind the ultra low emission zone or ulez is that the polluter pays and the aim is to get drivers to switc...

Are preparing for the change. people are dying, as well, from the pollution, - so that's a good thing, if they stop it. - but i don't think a loti of the people that live in this sort of area - are going to appreciate paying £12.50. well, ijust feel like it's any way for the government to get money out of us these days, isn't it? you just have to sort of pay to breathe in london. generally, petrol cars first registered after 2005 and diesel cars after september 2015 are compliant. for those that aren't, the charge takes effect from midnight. helena wilkinson, bbc news. around the world and ac...

The principle behind the ultra low emission zone or ulez is that the polluter pays and the aim is to get drivers to switch away from older, more polluting vehicles. broadly, what that means is if you've got a petrol vehicle that was first registered before 2005 or a diesel first registered before 2015, you'll have to pay the £12.50 a day charge. you can check if your vehicle is compliant on the tfl website. city hall says this scheme will bring cleaner air to millions. improving the air is an incredibly important thing for us to be doing and all and any increase in air quality is to be welcom...

This green area shows the current zone in central london, and this is what it will look like from tomorrow. this is ealing in west london, and i'm on the boundary of the current ultra low emission zone. anyone heading in that direction across the junction into central london has to pay £12.50 if their vehicle doesn't meet the required emissions standards. from midnight, that boundary will be significantly expanded to cover all 32 london boroughs. expanding the zone has proved divisive. we've been breaching legal limits for more than 12 years now for a toxic gas, nitrogen dioxide. and these po...