DUNDEE City Council has made more than £29,000 in fines in the first month of the city’s low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, according to recent figures.
According to figures obtained through a freedom of information request by STV News, the local authority issued 2143 penalty charge notices in the first month of enforcement.
The LEZ came into effect in Dundee on May 30 and prevented certain diesel and petrol vehicles from entering the city centre.
It’s estimated around 12% of Dundee’s traffic doesn’t comply with the new rules.
Anyone caught breaching the LEZ rules will be issued a £60 fine.
Around 70% of issued fines have been paid or appealed with the money used to help facilitate the scheme.
Money from the fines is also going towards free weekend parking outside the LEZ in a bid to encourage more people to use them and to walk into the city centre.
Dundee City Council confirmed there has been a small reduction in the number of penalty charge notices issued as the scheme enters its third month.
Professor Jill Belch, from Dundee University’s School of Medicine, has been a stern advocate for the expansion of LEZs throughout the country.
She says young people are suffering irreparable damage to their lungs due to vehicle pollution caused by city traffic.
