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Westminster City Council will introduce a team of two 'Air Force' officers onto the borough's streets from next month in order to tackle pollution from idling vehicles.
According to the council, this is the first time that a team of marshals in the capital will have tasked with combating pollution and raising awareness of air quality, with the borough claiming the scheme will "deliver a marked drop in engine idling, a key source of emissions in London."
The scheme will start with two marshals, but if a bid by the council to gain Low Emission Neighbourhood funding is successful, it hopes to expand the team to six officers working across the borough "within months".
Last year, the council gave parking wardens powers to speak to drivers and issue £20 fixed penalty notices for leaving engines running.
In the last 12 months more than 1500 drivers have been approached by though no the fixed penalty notices have been issued. The council claimed the "vast majority of people" reacted positively to the talks, however.
The council is also bidding to be one of two boroughs to receive £1m from the Greater London Authority and Transport for London to become a Low Emission Neighbourhood.
Westminster's bid focuses on Marylebone with a plan to use some of the funding to pay for four more marshals to approach drivers asking them to turn off their engines and passing on positive air quality messages.
Other ideas include a trial of residential parking bays that are only usable by electric cars with a "small number" of residents signing a contract to share an electric charging resident parking bay.
The council said this is aimed at encouraging residents without off street parking who are interested in switching to an electric vehicle but are concerned about being able to keep the battery charged.
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