Sadiq Khan must delay the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone until next year to give Londoners time to recover from the pandemic, the Tories have demanded.
The Mayor is being urged to wait before extending the boundary of the scheme because it was 'absurd' to think people had been able to prepare amid Covid-19.
ULEZ covers central London from Westminster to the City of London but will expand up to, but not including, the North and South Circular Road, on October 25.
It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and sees vehicles needing to meet strict emissions standards or drivers must pay a daily charge.
GLA Conservatives slammed the move as 'harmful in normal times' but said it would be 'devastating' after the past 20 months.
The warning comes as Mr Khan visits the ULEZ control centre at Capita, just 10 days before the expansion of the zone.
The Mayor is today urged to wait before extending the boundary of the green scheme as it was 'absurd' to think people had been able to prepare amid Covid. ULEZ covers central London from Westminster to the City of London (shown in red) but will expand up to, but not including, the North and South Circular Road (shown in yellow), on October 25
The expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone must be delayed until next year to give Londoners time to recover from the pandemic, Sadiq Khan (pictured) has been warned
GLA Conservatives slammed the policy as 'harmful in normal times' but said it would be 'devastating' after the past 20 months (file photo)
GLA Conservatives' transport spokesman Keith Prince AM will send a letter, seen by MailOnline, to Mr Khan calling for a delay to the extension.
He wrote: 'I am writing to request that you delay the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone until next year to allow Londoners time to recover and prepare.
'When you announced your plan to expand the ULEZ charge up to the North and South Circulars in June 2018, Londoners had over three years' notice of the significant change.
'However, the coronavirus crisis has significantly impacted upon the ability of people and businesses to use that time to prepare.
'From March 2020