London Olympics pollution on course to land Britain hefty fine from IOC

Air pollution is such in London that drastic measures would be required before 'greenest ever Games' to avoid £175m fine Cont'd. To meet the legally binding agreement, London may have to reduce traffic levels by more than 30% over a period of nearly a month, raising the possibility of draconian measures such as banning cars with number plates ending in odd and even numbers on alternate days.