UPDATE: This article was originally published on December 12, quoting information provided by Bristol City Council. During January, it became clear drivers undertaking this manouevre - turning left out of Asda's car park onto Coronation Road and left again onto St John's Road were still being fined. We approached Bristol City Council for clarification. They did not respond for two weeks so we published an article explaining what was happening, on February 2.
Only then did the city council confirm the original advice given in early December was incorrect, and apologise to drivers who had received PCNs. We published a second article, containing that apology, on February 5. The council's advice now is that any driver who has received a PCN for making this manouevre between December 12 and February 5 should appeal, and the PCN will be dropped. Any driver who has already paid a fine, should appeal and receive a refund.
Shoppers who visit the Asda store in Bedminster are able to drive out of the supermarket car park and into the Clean Air Zone and not be charged, even though they drive past a sign which tells them they are entering the CAZ, council chiefs have said. The council has cleared up uncertainty over the status of the 'loophole' in the Clean Air Zone outside the supermarket on the south bank of the River Avon, which is right on the edge of the CAZ border.
