Drivers are being warned about a number of rule and law changes coming in July - including one in Newcastle.
Van owners in the North East are being urged to prepare themselves for the start of new tolls in the Newcastle Clean Air Zone (CAZ). Having been given a six-month reprieve on charges since the launch of the CAZ in January, drivers of some high-polluting vans and LGVs that do not meet emissions standards will have to pay £12.50 per day to drive into Newcastle city centre.
Older buses, coaches, lorries, and taxis are already charged in the anti-pollution zone, which was imposed after local councils were ordered by the Government to cut illegal levels of emissions, but all private cars remain exempt. More details of the changes coming in July are outlined below.
