Teddington drivers going to the town's main dump could now be hit with a £12.50 charge as London's Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has expanded to include areas of Richmond borough.

The new zone, which came into force on Monday, charges drivers £12.50 to enter if their vehicles don't meet pollution standards, with a fine of £160 for non-payment.

It covers the Townmead Road re-use and recycling centre and Mortlake Crematorium and cemetery, plus other areas in Barnes, Mortlake and Kew.

The zone has been introduced as part of a crackdown on toxic air by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

4,000 Londoners die prematurely because of air pollution, and Mr Khan says the new zone will cause transport-related nitrogen oxides to fall by 30 percent.

But there are fears of a rise in fly-tipping by people avoiding using the centre if their vehicles don't comply.

Drivers using diesel cars more than six years old and petrol vehicles more than 16 years old are likely to have to pay if they go into the zone - see here for how different vehicles are affected.

Local politicians attempted to secure an exemption for people using the Townmead Centre, but Mr Khan refused their appeal, stating that the ULEZ needed clear boundaries in order to work.

He also said that residents whose cars didn't meet the standards required by the ULEZ could find an alternative place to take their rubbish, such as the tip in Hounslow, instead.

The new scheme will be a money-spinner for TFL as figures obtained by Nub News show that 110,000 drivers a day are likely to have to pay, up tenfold from the current number of 11,300 per day.

This will generate a daily income for Transport for London of £1.37 million, adding up to more than £500 million over the 364 days it will operate each year (Christmas Day is exempt.)

In contrast, the scheme itself cost £130 million to introduce.

But the number of people driving polluting vehicles is likely to reduce over the coming months, meaning the estimated income for TFL could be lower.

The Mayor insists the ULEZ is a crucial step towards the capital becoming a net zero carbon city by 2030.

His office has also provided £61 million in funding for grants for small businesses, charities operating minibuses and low-income and disabled Londoners to scrap their older, more polluting vehicles.

Mr Khan said: "In central London, the ULEZ has already helped cut toxic roadside nitrogen dioxide pollution by nearly half and led to reductions that are five times greater than the national average.

"But pollution isn't just a central London problem, which is why expanding the ULEZ will benefit Londoners across the whole of the city."