Khan Refuses Kyiv Mayor's Plea to Send London's Scrapped Cars to Ukraine
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Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, proposed sending cars destined for London's scrappage scheme to Ukraine instead, but Sadiq Khan refused.
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Khan said exporting the cars would not meet the legal threshold to benefit Londoners economically, socially or environmentally.
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The scrappage scheme pays Londoners £2,000 to scrap non-Ulez compliant vehicles. Ukraine wants the vehicles for military and transport uses.
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Conservative politicians criticized Khan's decision as lacking political courage and solidarity with Ukraine.
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Legal experts argue sending cars to Ukraine would equally benefit London by removing more non-compliant vehicles from the roads.