Clean air investment means no charges for Manchester drivers

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said plans to invest more in his region’s buses were a ‘vote of confidence’ in his approach to cutting air pollution (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Archive)

Greater Manchester will not charge drivers for entering the city after the Government promised to invest £86 million in cleaning up the region’s air.

The investment, announced on Thursday, largely accepts proposals put forward by mayor Andy Burnham in 2023 as he sought to avoid introducing a clean air charging zone similar to London’s ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez).