London Mayor Boris Johnson announced yesterday all sub-100g/km CO2 and Euro 5 compliant cars will be allowed to enter the Capital’s Congestion Charge zone free of charge.

European new car sales fell by 9.1 per cent in September pulling down year to date registrations by 3.2 per cent, according to Jato Dynamics.

New car sales at HR Owen, the London-based prestige group, rose by 5.5 per cent in September.

Car dealers lost an average of £13,000 during August while the best performers “scraped into profitability”, according to the latest profitability analysis from ASE.