Money paid by drivers in charges and fines for Bristol’s new Clean Air Zone should first be put towards helping people change their vehicles to be cleaner ones, and then invested in public transport and other green travel initiatives.
That’s the specific agreement set out by the Government with Bristol City Council, with the Government telling council chiefs the Clean Air Zone must not ‘generate substantial net proceeds’ or be a money-making project.
With just a week and half left of the grace period for Clean Air Zone fines to run, council coffers are about to be significantly increased as fine letters begin to arrive on the doorsteps of drivers and businesses - but there are very strict conditions on what will happen to the money, Bristol Live can reveal.
