Cabbies take on Ken over exhaust filters

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The drivers claim the filters are too costly and unsuitable for driving in the city.

The London Cab Drivers Club is seeking permission from the High Court for a judicial review against Transport for London and its licensing authority, the Public Carriage Office.

Since July last year drivers of 15,000 older London black cabs, out of a total fleet of 21,000, have been required to fit filters to keep exhaust fumes below the EU emissions standard.

Taxi drivers say they were forced to pay an initial £1,900 for the equipment and a further £400 to have it modified.

Chairman of the club, Alan Fleming, said: "After cabs have done approximately 2,000 miles, the system clogs up and they just belch out black smoke."

Mr Livingstone said: "The Cab Drivers Club is a small reactionary clique who have opposed everything I have done as Mayor for six years."