伦敦交通局（TfL）已向包括Stellantis、捷豹路虎、宝马和日产在内的多家汽车制造商提起诉讼，索赔金额高达10亿英镑 [1]。TfL指控这些厂商的柴油车辆不应被允许在伦敦超低排放区内免费行驶，声称该行为违反了超低排放区的排放标准，导致其失去了使用费收入 [1]。
超低排放区于2019年启动，2024年已扩展至伦敦所有自治区 [1]。根据该政策，超过11年的柴油车等最污染车辆需要支付日费12.50英镑 [1]。诉讼涉及"欺诈和过失"指控 [1]。TfL律师劳伦斯·佩奇表示："这些声明是虚假的，制作得不诚实或草率，或者说是疏忽大意的，并对TfL造成了损失" [1]。
该案于2024年启动但因平行进行的"柴油门"排放舞弊案暂停，目前TfL已获得暂停令至10月 [1]。近期的柴油舞弊案判决中，针对汽车制造商的大多数指控已被驳回 [1]。
Transport for London (TfL) has initiated legal proceedings worth up to £1 billion against leading automobile manufacturers, including Stellantis, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, and Nissan, alleging that their diesel vehicles should not have been permitted to circulate free of charge within London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez).[1] The lawsuit, which commenced in 2024, accuses the manufacturers of fraud and negligence, claiming their vehicles violated the zone's emissions standards, resulting in lost toll revenue for TfL while undermining efforts to improve air quality.[1]
TfL's counsel, Laurence Page, stated that "these statements are false, made dishonestly or recklessly, or made negligently, and have caused loss to TfL."[1] The legal action operates in parallel with the broader diesel emissions scandal, though recent verdicts in that concurrent case have largely dismissed allegations against the carmakers.[1] The Ulez scheme, which initially launched in 2019, expanded to encompass all London boroughs in 2024, requiring the most polluting vehicles—predominantly diesel cars manufactured more than eleven years ago—to pay a daily fee of £12.50.[1] TfL has secured a suspension order extending to October as proceedings continue.[1]