Drivers 'hammered' by Ulez being forced to 'give up their cars'

Drivers have been forced to give up cars as Ulez, road tax and rising petrol prices make travel "too expensive". Motorists are being hammered by the Ulez system in London which comes from Labour Party Mayor Sadiq Khan.

A nationally representative survey of 2,000 people found that almost a third (31%) of surveyed Brits who don’t own, lease or finance a car say this is due to the high cost of ownership. A quarter (24%) of respondents stated the high cost of car insurance as a key reason they don’t own, lease or finance a car, while one in five called out the high cost of maintenance and repairs (21%) and the high cost of fuel (20%).

Rory Brimmer, head of UK business development at Turo said: “There’s no doubt that Brits today have concerns about the future of driving. There are several factors putting pressure on drivers, and action is certainly needed to ensure that motorists are not left behind.

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"At Turo, we hope that by offering a flexible and cost-effective alternative to ownership, we can ease the burden on drivers during this challenging time and offer a practical solution while the Government works to address these broader issues.”

Roughly a year on from the government’s expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in August 2023, one in ten (11%) of Brits asked say that ULEZ and other clean air zones are one of the most important motoring issues. Data shows that the British public is split on the topic of ULEZ, with over half (55%) opposing further expansion and almost a third (30%) in support.

Alexander, a Turo guest from London, said: "I always used to be a car owner, but with road tax, parking, MOT and maintenance costs etc, ownership became prohibitively too expensive and too complicated for me. I sold the car, and now rely on a mixture of cycling, public transport and car sharing for longer trips.

“I'm conscious of my environmental footprint, Turo fits in with that, and I am pleased to be supporting the sharing economy, where I can give back locally."