A full list of every vehicle that will be exempt from pollution tolls under the Newcastle Clean Air Zone has been confirmed.
Charges of up to £50 every day will be put on some of the highest polluting vehicles driving into Newcastle city centre, starting from the end of January. But there are a lot of drivers who will be spared the heavy tolls – including all private car owners, businesses within the Clean Air Zone (CAZ), and city centre residents.
Older lorries, buses and coaches that do not meet the CAZ’s environmental standards will be hit with £50-a-day tolls when the scheme becomes active, while the worst polluting vans and taxis will be charged £12.50 per day. Most of the charges begin on January 30 next year, but the van tolls have been delayed to July 2023.
