A driver who was unaware he had passed through Bristol's Clean Air Zone got a nasty shock when he received two penalty notices. Colin Gunney, from Swindon, said he had not driven to Bristol for around five years and followed signs from the M5 to and from Bristol Airport back in April.
Around six weeks after coming home from a holiday in France the said he received the two fines one week after another, reports Bristol Live. Frustrated that there are no grounds to appeal, he has been forced to pay both fines as his car was non-compliant. He said: "You come off the M5 following signs to the airport and if there are signs for the Clean Air Zone, I didn’t spot them. If you haven’t seen them, you get no option but to pay the fee.
"It was at least five years since I drove into Bristol. I thought I can’t go back and check. I am annoyed that the first I knew about the CAZ was when I received the notices so had no opportunity to pay the fee." Mr Gunney has suggested there should be signage advising on optional routes to the airport - where a driver would either go through the CAZ or a second route to avoid it.
