Overview

• On June 3 a government official was photographed on the London Underground with a confidential TfL document outlining potential anti-car measures.
• The leak revealed “Jack’s list of policies” by spatial policy lead Jack Maizels, proposing expanded controlled parking zones, higher permit and emission charges, and reallocation of lanes for buses and cyclists.
• TfL insists the document is a non-binding toolkit for boroughs rather than part of the next London Plan and confirms no measures have been formally adopted.
• Senior Conservative figures, including MP Nick Timothy, seized on the leak to accuse Mayor Sadiq Khan of waging a war on motorists and making life harder for drivers.
• The controversy comes as Khan’s administration has already expanded the Ultra Low Emission Zone and plans to raise the congestion charge to £18 from January 2026.