Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric vans will backfire

More than 40 businesses ­including Ocado, the AA and Openreach have called on the mayor of London to abandon plans to extend the ­congestion charge to electric vans.

On Christmas Day 2025, drivers of electric vehicles will start ­having to pay the same £15 a day charge as those driving petrol and diesel ­vehicles in central London.