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Tourists visiting one of London’s most iconic royal landmarks have been given tips on how to avoid the new ultra low emission zone (Ulez).
The charity managing Hampton Court Palace – Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) – said drivers who turn left out of the south-west London site’s car park ‘will not be seen’ by the scheme’s cameras.
Ulez has been expanded to outer boroughs of London and people who drive vehicles that do not meet minimum emissions standards are required to pay a £12.50 daily fee.
The road leading into Hampton Court Palace’s car park is outside the Ulez area, but the one vehicles use when leaving the site is inside it.
This morning the palace updated its ‘getting here’ section of the website which stated: ‘The exit of the car park onto Hampton Court Road emerges into the charging zones.
‘However, left-turning, non-compliant cars exiting the palace car park back out of London will not be seen by Ulez camera (located further north along the road) unless they re-enter the Ulez zone elsewhere with a non-compliant vehicle.
‘While the positioning of any camera could change, TfL (Transport for London) has no future plans to review this location.’
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Some of the information had been removed from the website this afternoon but Historic Royal Palaces tweeted visitors who turn left out of the car park ‘will not be seen by the enforcement camera and will not be charged’.
An HRP spokesperson said: ‘Our priority is to continue to provide clear information for visitors, to inform the decisions they make about travel to and from Hampton Court Palace.
‘We will continue to work with TfL to ensure that we provide the most up to date information on this.’
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