Bristol Clean Air Zone - Charges to enter city by car

[mutters]

Wasn't sure if to post this here or in the travel section, feel free to move if appropriate

Looks like Bristol have introduced a clean air zone, so anyone going into the city may be charged, when we visit in a couple of weeks


www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz/pay-the-bristol-clean-air-zone-daily-charge


Looks to be £9 for cars but people would need to check car registration to be sure

Hope this helps someone, who is thinking of going 

[jonnynico]

Looks like if car registered disabled the car is exempt.
If that helps ayboxy

[lawrieleslie]

Dec 3, 2022 16:55:34 GMT mutters said:

Wasn't sure if to post this here or in the travel section, feel free to move if appropriate

Looks like Bristol have introduced a clean air zone, so anyone going into the city may be charged, when we visit in a couple of weeks


www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz/pay-the-bristol-clean-air-zone-daily-charge


Looks to be £9 for cars but people would need to check car registration to be sure

Hope this helps someone, who is thinking of going 

Unbelievably my Jeep Renegade with 1.6l, 118bhp diesel is exempt. How does that work? Thought Diesel engines were the devil incarnate when it comes to LEZs.

[Gods]

No fee for my Bentley either 😉

[shakermaker]

I'm in two minds about this. Something does have to be done to clean up the air around big cities. I am biased as my car is Low Emissions compliant, but I know if it wasn't then I'd be fretting about the time and expense required to choose and buy a new car. As it is, I am pleased if this means traffic levels around Bristol are significantly reduced.

They really need to introduce this scheme to Birmingham though - it's the worst city in the country for traffic congestion I think.

[thebet365]

Dec 5, 2022 8:00:34 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Dec 3, 2022 16:55:34 GMT mutters said:

Wasn't sure if to post this here or in the travel section, feel free to move if appropriate

Looks like Bristol have introduced a clean air zone, so anyone going into the city may be charged, when we visit in a couple of weeks


www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz/pay-the-bristol-clean-air-zone-daily-charge


Looks to be £9 for cars but people would need to check car registration to be sure

Hope this helps someone, who is thinking of going 

Unbelievably my Jeep Renegade with 1.6l, 118bhp diesel is exempt. How does that work? Thought Diesel engines were the devil incarnate when it comes to LEZs.

I've got a diesel that's exempt from VED but weirdly I'd have to pay in Bristol or Birmingham but not Bath, Portsmouth or Bradford. Seems very stupid having different levels of clean air zones.

[middleoftheboothen]

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:15 GMT shakermaker said:

I'm in two minds about this. Something does have to be done to clean up the air around big cities. I am biased as my car is Low Emissions compliant, but I know if it wasn't then I'd be fretting about the time and expense required to choose and buy a new car. As it is, I am pleased if this means traffic levels around Bristol are significantly reduced.

They really need to introduce this scheme to Birmingham though - it's the worst city in the country for traffic congestion I think.

I thought Birmingham had it mate?

[spiderpuss]

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:33 GMT thebet365 said:

Dec 5, 2022 8:00:34 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Unbelievably my Jeep Renegade with 1.6l, 118bhp diesel is exempt. How does that work? Thought Diesel engines were the devil incarnate when it comes to LEZs.

I've got a diesel that's exempt from VED but weirdly I'd have to pay in Bristol or Birmingham but not Bath, Portsmouth or Bradford. Seems very stupid having different levels of clean air zones.

It's mostly targetted at older diesels, smaller petrol engines won't be affected - yet. I agree, needs to be a countrywide consistency.
My Bristol mate is directly affected by this - although it's high time he got rid of his knackered 20 year old VW.

[flea79]

its a ploy from Bristol fans too lead stoke further into the FFP quagmire by charging for the club coach!

[lawrieleslie]

Dec 5, 2022 9:13:32 GMT spiderpuss said:

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:33 GMT thebet365 said:

I've got a diesel that's exempt from VED but weirdly I'd have to pay in Bristol or Birmingham but not Bath, Portsmouth or Bradford. Seems very stupid having different levels of clean air zones.

It's mostly targetted at older diesels, smaller petrol engines won't be affected - yet. I agree, needs to be a countrywide consistency.
My Bristol mate is directly affected by this - although it's high time he got rid of his knackered 20 year old VW.

Yes my son in law works in central Bristol. His company stopped paying for corporate parking during lock down and never renewed it. So he pays £21 a day parking and LEZ for his BMW gas guzzler.

[femark]

Only had to deal with CAZ's from a HGV perspective but it's basically diesel engines older than 64 plates or petrol older than 06. Class D zones include cars, where as ABC are just buses, coaches etc. 

[J-Roar]

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:15 GMT shakermaker said:

I'm in two minds about this. Something does have to be done to clean up the air around big cities. I am biased as my car is Low Emissions compliant, but I know if it wasn't then I'd be fretting about the time and expense required to choose and buy a new car. As it is, I am pleased if this means traffic levels around Bristol are significantly reduced.

They really need to introduce this scheme to Birmingham though - it's the worst city in the country for traffic congestion I think.

Assume you've never been to Warrington.  The traffic is astonishingly bad.

[thepremierbanksy]

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:33 GMT thebet365 said:

Dec 5, 2022 8:00:34 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Unbelievably my Jeep Renegade with 1.6l, 118bhp diesel is exempt. How does that work? Thought Diesel engines were the devil incarnate when it comes to LEZs.

I've got a diesel that's exempt from VED but weirdly I'd have to pay in Bristol or Birmingham but not Bath, Portsmouth or Bradford. Seems very stupid having different levels of clean air zones.

I'm in the same situation.

Free VED on older diesels is based on low CO2 emissions.

The Bristol CAZ has been introduced to combat local air pollution, namely NOx (nitrogen di- and monoxide) which is at illegal levels in central Bristol, diesel engines being a big offender on that count.

Euro6 diesels and Euro5 petrol are exempt from Bristol CAZ. In Bath Euro5 diesels are exempt too.

[dave1]

I drive an electric vehicle so happy days!!!

[salopstick]

It’s purely a revenue scheme

[Vadiation_Ribe]

Dec 5, 2022 9:02:15 GMT shakermaker said:

I'm in two minds about this. Something does have to be done to clean up the air around big cities. I am biased as my car is Low Emissions compliant, but I know if it wasn't then I'd be fretting about the time and expense required to choose and buy a new car. As it is, I am pleased if this means traffic levels around Bristol are significantly reduced.

They really need to introduce this scheme to Birmingham though - it's the worst city in the country for traffic congestion I think.

Some European studies showed that low emissions zones increased pollution overall or moved the problem elsewhere because many drivers took a longer route to avoid them and/or were stuck in congestion for longer. In many places, they're an ill-thought out (or money making) way to meet emissions targets in specific locations.

There is a scheme in Birmingham already. I'm not a fan of them (despite my car being so old it's exempt), and there are better ways to reduce pollution.

[crouchpotato1]