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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
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Joseph Timan

Manchester Clean Air Zone decision will have to wait for new Prime Minister

A final decision on whether to ditch controversial proposed Clean Air Zone fees in Manchester will have to wait until a new Prime Minister is in place.

The latest plans for the Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester have been signed off by local leaders - but the area is still waiting for feedback from the Government.

The CAZ was set to begin in May and would have seen daily fees of up to £60 for the most polluting vans, taxis, buses and lorries on the region’s roads. But there was a big public backlash and plans were paused earlier this year.

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