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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in central London are having to pay the capital's congestion charge for the first time.

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan confirmed in November that EVs would lose their exemption from the fee from Friday.

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The regular daily congestion charge for non-electrified vehicles has also risen for the first time since 2020 - from £15 to £18.

The congestion charge, introduced in 2003, covers an area of central London between 7am and 6pm on weekdays, and between noon and 6pm on weekends and bank holidays.

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