700,000 more drivers are about to find themselves falling under low emission zone rules, meaning they will have to pay £12.50 a day if they want to drive through the area. But the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone in Greater London, coming in August, is far from the only anti-pollution 'tax' for drivers across the country.
A Low Emissions Zone, often referred to as a LEZ or sometimes a CAZ (clean air zone), is an area that drivers of more polluting vehicles must pay to drive through. The aim is to encourage drivers to use newer, less polluting vehicles or make the switch to public transport, reports CarWow.
According to the RAC, Government ministers were ordered by the Supreme Court to deliver measures aimed at tackling the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air, following pressure from environmental groups.
