Clean Air Zone

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See also: Low-emission zone

A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality.[1] A CAZ can be non-charging or charging.[citation needed]

Whether a vehicle is charged when entering or moving through a CAZ depends on the type of vehicle and the Euro standard of the vehicle. The amount charged is up to the local authority responsible for the CAZ. Ultra-low-emission vehicles are not charged when entering or moving through a Clean Air Zone.

Classes of charging Clean Air Zone[]

Class Vehicle Charge applies to vehicles
below this Euro standard
A BSicon BUS.svg Bus
Bus.svg Coach 		Euro VI
Taxi - The Noun Project.svg Taxi and private hire Euro 6 (diesel)
Euro 4 (petrol)
B BSicon BUS.svg Bus
Bus.svg Coach
Transportation truck.svg HGV 		Euro VI
Taxi - The Noun Project.svg Taxi and private hire Euro 6 (diesel)
Euro 4 (petrol)
C BSicon BUS.svg Bus
Bus.svg Coach
Transportation truck.svg HGV 		Euro VI
Taxi - The Noun Project.svg Taxi and private hire
Sinnbild Minibus.svg Minibus
Font Awesome 5 solid truck.svg LGV 		Euro 6 (diesel)
Euro 4 (petrol)
D BSicon BUS.svg Bus
Bus.svg Coach
Transportation truck.svg HGV 		Euro VI
Taxi - The Noun Project.svg Taxi and private hire
Sinnbild Minibus.svg Minibus
Font Awesome 5 solid truck.svg LGV
Aiga carrental cropped.svg Private cars 		Euro 6 (diesel)
Euro 4 (petrol)
Motorcycle icon.svgMotorcycles (optional)
Icon moped.png Mopeds (optional) 		Euro 3

List of Clean Air Zones[]

Region Type Date of implementation Scope Notes References
Bath Class C 15 March 2021 A wide central area [2]
Birmingham Class D 1 June 2021 All the roads within the A4540 Ring Road [3][4]
Bradford Class C+ Spring 2022 The area inside and including the Bradford outer ring road, extending to Shipley and Saltaire. [5]
Bristol Class D Summer 2022 City centre Originally planned as class B with additional diesel vehicle ban in parts of city centre between 07:00 and 15:00. Changed to class D due to government rejection. [6][7][8]
Derby Non-charging 2020 Traffic management measures on Stafford Street [9]
Greater London LEZ & ULEZ LEZ: 4 February 2008
ULEZ: 8 April 2019 		LEZ: Large part of the county
ULEZ: All roads inside the North Circular (A406) and South Circular (A205) 		[10]
Greater Manchester Class B 30 May 2022 All local roads in the county Taxis and private hire vehicles registered within county exempt for first 12 months. Will become class C on 31 May 2023. [11][12][13]
Leeds Class B City centre All roads within the boundary of the A61 and A63. Plans postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in England. [14][15]
Leicester Class A Plans scrapped. [16]
Newcastle Class C July 2022 City centre [17]
Nottingham Non-charging 2020 Retrofitting buses, regulating taxis, converting council-owned vehicles [18]
Portsmouth Class B 29 November 2021 City centre area excluding port and naval base [19]
Sheffield Class C Inner ring road and the city centre [20]
Southampton Non-charging 2020 Retrofitting buses, regulating taxis, cleaner fuels and equipment at Southampton’s port, cycling infrastructure [21]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clean Air Zone Framework" (PDF). DEFRA and DfT. May 2017.
  2. ^ "Bath's Clean Air Zone". Bath and North East Somerset Council.
  3. ^ "A clean air zone for Birmingham". Birmingham City Council.
  4. ^ "Clean Air Zone timing and charges | A clean air zone for Birmingham | Birmingham City Council".
  5. ^ "Bradford Clean Air Zone to start in January 2022". BBC News. 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Bristol clean air campaigners angry at delayed plans". BBC News. 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ Rob. "CHARGES". Clean Air for Bristol. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  8. ^ Postans, Adam (2021-01-14). "Drivers to be charged to enter city centre Clean Air Zone". BristolLive. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  9. ^ "Derby submit Outline Business Case to government which confirms no CAZ". Air Quality News. 5 March 2019.
  10. ^ "ULEZ: The politics of London's air pollution". BBC News. 5 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan proposals". Clean Air GM.
  12. ^ "Greater Manchester delays CAZ until 2022". Air Quality News. 21 May 2020.
  13. ^ {{url=https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/documents/s15281/GMCA%20210621%20Report%20Clean%20Air%20Plan%20-%20FINAL%20FINAL.pdf%7Ctitle=GMCA 210621 Report Clean Air Plan|date=25 June 2021|work=GMCA}}
  14. ^ "Air Quality". Leeds City Council.
  15. ^ "Leeds Clean Air Zone suspended for the foreseeable future". Air Quality News. 19 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Leicester CAZ plans scrapped". Air Quality News. 6 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Latest delays to Newcastle Clean Air Zone pollution tolls 'condemning more of us to early deaths'". The Northern Echo. 26 July 2021.
  18. ^ "GClean air zone proposals". Sheffield City Council.
  19. ^ "Charging Clean Air Zone". Portsmouth City Council.
  20. ^ "Clean air zone proposals". Sheffield City Council.
  21. ^ "Clean Air Update". Southampton City Countil. January 2019.

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