Newcastle’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will be issuing its first tolls in just seven days’ time.
Drivers now have just a week left to prepare for the changes and work out what the anti-pollution tolls will mean for them. All private cars are exempt from the CAZ fees, but other vehicles will be hit with substantial daily charges to drive into Newcastle city centre if they do not meet the zone’s environmental standards.
From next Monday, January 30, older and higher-polluting taxis, buses, coaches and HGVs will be subject to tolls of up to £50 per day. There will also be tolls coming into force for vans, although these have been delayed until July.
