Fears dirty cars will drive up pollution in the suburbs around Bristol s Clean Air Zone
City leaders signed off the CAZ plans last week
18:25, 1 MAR 2021
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Older more polluting cars and commercial vehicles will have to pay to drive into a Clean Air Zone under plans approved by the council s ruling Labour group
Fears that “dirty” cars will avoid Bristol’s Clean Air Zone pushing pollution into the suburbs were raised as the plans were signed off by city leaders.
The city council’s plans for a CAZ were rubber-stamped by the ruling Labour administration on Thursday, February 25.
If the plans are approved by the Government, higher polluting vehicles will be charged to enter a central area stretching from the Portway to the M32 from the end of October.
Worry unofficial park and rides will appear at edge of Bristol CAZ
Councillors say liveable neighbourhoods would stop rat-runs and parking problems in areas just outside the zone
05:00, 16 FEB 2021
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Councillors have called for ‘liveable neighbourhoods’ in areas just outside Bristol’s Clean Air Zone to stop them becoming clogged with traffic and turning into “unofficial park and rides”.
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Bristol council cabinet will meet later this month to decide on its controversial Clean Air Zone with an expected launch date now set for October 2021. However, it has been revealed drivers of polluting vehicles will only be able to use the Cabot Circus multi-storey car park in the city centre to avoid incurring any charges.