Drivers can now check if they will have to pay to drive through Bristol's Clean Air Zone, ahead of charges being brought in later this year. The government's online vehicle checker will allow motorists to plan and check whether they will need to pay the charge in Bristol and other cities.
Bristol's Clean Air Zone will start operating in summer, while Birmingham, Bath and Portsmouth introduced Clean Air Zones in 2021. The council estimates that 71 per cent of vehicles travelling into the city already meet the zone’s emission standards.
Businesses can also use it to check their vehicles by uploading a spreadsheet of the registration numbers of all the vehicles they own. Bristol’s zone is a central area where pollution is highest. No vehicles are banned. Only older and more polluting vehicles will be charged to travel inside the zone.
