Clean Air Zones News & Guidance

The Greater Manchester Air Quality Administration Committee will begin the process of reviewing the evidence and options for a new Clean Air Plan that can improve public health without hurting jobs and businesses when they meet later this week (23 March). 

Government has agreed that the Greater Manchester charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will not go ahead on 30 May 2022. 

The Government has agreed that Greater Manchester can delay the implementation of its Clean Air Zone (CAZ) but needs to submit plans on how it aims to do this by July. This is due to issues with vehicle supply and the costs of obtaining compliant vehicles. 

Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) pilot scheme will go live on 28 February 2022, but members need to be aware that they cannot make payment via the government’s centralised Clean Air Zone payment portal. 

The Manchester Mayor last week put out a statement about Greater Manchester’s forthcoming Clean Air Zone, calling on the Government for more support.

From Monday 29 November, the Portsmouth Class B Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is now in operation and non-compliant vehicles driven in the city will be subject to charges.

Joining the current Zones operating across Bath, Birmingham and London, Portsmouth will be the next CAZ to go live, with the B-grade Zone* launching later this month on 29 November 2021. Oxford, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Manchester will follow during 2022.

The ten Greater Manchester local authorities have approved the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan, which includes a category C charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ).

Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet has voted today on closing city centre roads to through-traffic, except for zero-emission buses and cyclists.

Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) pilot is set to launch in Oxford in February 2022, with the registration system for exemptions and discounts going live in December 2021.

Oxfordshire County Council has delayed its planned Zero Emission Zone pilot in the city of Oxford, postponing the August go-live date to later this year.

In the latest issue of Greenfleet magazine, the BVRLA highlights how the vehicle rental and leasing sectors can help small businesses by giving them more flexibility and less risk when adopting a sustainable fleet.