A charity set up to provide emergency assistance and patrols to stop people taking their own lives has set up a fundraiser to help pay for the costs its team will face due to the Clean Air Zone. Suicide Prevention Bristol are a team of volunteers who respond to emergency call-outs and patrol the areas known to be high risk locations for vulnerable people.
But the charity’s founder said they will be left with ‘no choice but to refuse some call-outs’ because of the costs of the Clean Air Zone, as both of the charity’s two 4x4 vehicles are liable to pay the £9 a day charge. It is now hoping to raise enough money to cover the cost of entering the Clean Air Zone every day for a year.
The fundraiser on the website GoFundMe has set a target of £6,046. Founder Michael Everitt said charities don’t get exemptions from the Clean Air Zone, which starts next Monday, November 28.
