Fury as diesel drivers charged up to THREE times more for parking in London borough in double blow after Ulez expansion

DIESEL drivers will be charged up to three times more for parking in a London borough - in a double blow after the Ulez expansion.

Greenwich, in the south east of the capital, will from tomorrow base parking charges on a motor's carbon emissions.

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If you drive an older petrol or diesel car, you will have to pay three times more than an electric-vehicle owner for an hourly pay-and-display or residential permit.

A Tesla driver will only pay either £2.45 an hour or £20 a year for a resident permit.

But an owner of an older van or car will have to pay £7 an hour, or a whopping £300 a year for a permit.

On top of that, diesel motors will be slapped with an extra £50 surcharge.

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Households with more than one vehicle will have to pay a £100 penalty for each of them.

It comes after London mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed the Ulez expansion will go ahead.

Five Tory-led councils in Greater London challenged the scheme in the High Court, but judges sided with the Mayor.

Despite mounting pressure from his own party to halt the expansion, Mr Khan confirmed it will definitely go ahead.

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The Ulez expansion will start on August 29th and will 

Drivers will be whacked with a £12.50 daily charge if their vehicle doesn't meet green standards.

Under such plans, local councils attempt limit traffic in town and city centres - with drivers often prevented from using quiet residential roads as through-routes.

The measures are also designed to encourage uptake of other modes of transport.

But the adoption of the polices has attracted the ire of some Tory MPs, who have criticised the measures as attacks on motorists.

Now Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is "on motorists' side" - ordering a review into the rollout of low-traffic neighbourhoods.

Mr Sunak told the : "The vast majority of people in the country use their cars to get around and are dependent on their cars.

"When I'm lucky enough to get home to North Yorkshire it's more representative of how most of the country is living, where cars are important.

"I just want to make sure people know that I'm on their side in supporting them to use their cars to do all the things that matter to them."