There are no plans to bring any sort of ULEZ-style scheme to east Berkshire, the region’s politicians have said.

The controversial London Ultra Low Emission Zone expanded this summer to cover every Greater London borough, pushing it right up to the border with Berkshire in the process.

Motorists with vehicles that don’t meet emissions requirements are charged £12.50 per day to drive inside its boundaries.

The scheme has been met with controversy, with its critics lamenting the additional costs for motorists – especially during the cost-of-living crisis.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan insists it is a vital measure to improve air quality in the city.

However, leading councillors in Slough and the Royal Borough have told the Local Democracy Reporting Service they have no plans to introduce a similar scheme.

Slough Borough Council leader Dexter Smith said: “We still believe that it might have a damaging economic impact, even being just next door to it.

“I don’t think we’re prepared to take any risks in that regard. I fundamentally think it’s the wrong sort of approach.

“We’re more about trying to facilitate business growth rather than putting further controls.”

Londoners with non-compliant vehicles can access a scrappage scheme to replace their older cars and motorbikes with greener alternatives.

However, no such support exists for motorists in Berkshire, despite many of the county’s towns falling just outside the ULEZ boundary.

In the lead up to the zone’s expansion on August 29, Slough was the only borough bordering Greater London to allow ULEZ signs.

Windsor and Maidenhead’s transport lead councillor Geoff Hill also said there would be no ULEZ in the Royal Borough – although this area does not share a border with London.

He told the LDRS: “We’re not going to be having the Ultra Low Emission Zone in the borough. People who have to suffer it have my sympathy.

“The solution is for us all to start driving low emission vehicles. I’m really sick of government addressing symptoms and not the problem. And that’s what’s happening here.”

Slough MP Tan Dhesi also previously told the LDRS he saw “no appetite” for ULEZ to expand into the town and has called on the Transport Secretary to make scrappage funds available to the Home Counties.

An LDRS investigation from September found that nearly £6m in penalty charge notices (PCNs) had been sent to Berkshire addresses since the scheme launched in 2019.

These PCNs are fines that can be issued to motorists who do not pay the required fee for driving in the ULEZ area.

A TfL spokesperson said at the time that the majority of cars are already compliant and that the number of PCNs issued does not necessarily equal the number of people fined – as some might be fined more than once.

There is a statutory requirement for all ULEZ revenue to be reinvested into London’s transport network.