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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham and Safi Bugel

Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone

Park Square roundabout in Sheffield.
Park Square roundabout in Sheffield. The city was directed by the government to implement a clean air zone to reduce pollution. Photograph: Cofiant Images/Alamy

Sheffield has become the latest city to implement a clean air zone, which it hopes will tackle an estimated 500 deaths a year ascribed to pollution.

From Monday, the most polluting commercial vehicles will have to pay a daily charge of £10 for older taxis and vans, or £50 for older buses, coaches and HGVs, to enter a zone covering the city centre and inner ring road. Private cars will be exempt from the charge.

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