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French car driver fined almost £11,000 over London Ulez zone red tape

Christian Ducarre, who was on a three-day visit to London to attend his son's wedding, received fines of close to 11,000 pounds (more than 12,000 euros) because the hired car he was driving in the British capital's ultra-low emission zone had not been registered beforehand with the local transport agency, although it fully complied with the environmental requirements to do so for free.  

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A motorist was fined nearly £11,000 for driving his French rental car in London’s ultra-low emission zone on a three-day trip to the UK, despite the fact the vehicle met the environmental standards to enter the Ulez for nothing.

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