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CLEAN AIR ZONES ARE COMING - UPDATE FROM JOINT AIR QUALITY UNIT
Joint Air Quality Unit update on the latest progress for Clean Air Zones.
Bradford The lead-in period for the CAZ has been extended. Instead of being introduced in January (as originally planned), the CAZ will be launched in Spring 2022. This will allow businesses more time to use the Clean Air Funding available and upgrade their vehicles. Bradford was added to the Government’s
vehicle checker on
Monday 15th November. Please check the ‘Drive in a clean air zone’ page to find out if you will be charged:
https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones Further information on Bradford’s CAZ is available at breathe better Bradford, including a map of the CAZ:
https://bradford.gov.uk/breathe-better- bradford/breathe-better-bradford/
Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is expected to launch their CAZ on 30 May 2022. GM was added to the Government’s vehicle checker on Monday 15th November. Please check the ‘Drive in a clean air zone’ page to find out if you will be charged:
https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones GM opened their financial support scheme for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on Tuesday 30th November. Other eligible vehicle applications are expected to follow in late January 2022 – visit Cleanairgm for further details, including a map of the CAZ:
https://cleanairgm.com/clean-air- zone/heavy-goods-vehicles/
Portsmouth Portsmouth’s Class B CAZ has been live since 29 November 2021:
https://cleanerairportsmouth.co.uk Non-compliant vehicles driven in Portsmouth are now subject to charge. You need to pay a charge to enter the Portsmouth CAZ if you are driving a bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) which does not meet: • Euro 6 emissions standards for diesel vehicles • Euro 4 emissions standards for petrol vehicles
Details of compliance requirements and exemptions can be found here:
https://cleanerairportsmouth.co.uk/clean -air-zone-exemptions/ Operators of vehicles which are eligible for an exemption are urged to apply as soon as possible. Check if you will be charged and to make a payment here:
https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones
GOVERNMENT CUTS PLUG-IN CAR AND VAN GRANT RATES, AND CHANGES THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
As of Wednesday 15 December, the Government has cut the plug-in car and van grant rates, and changed the eligibility criteria. The plug-in car grant (PiCG) scheme has supported almost half a million EVs over the past decade. But, with sales of zero-emission cars up by 89% and plug in van orders already more than 250% higher than in 2020, ministers have decided to reduce the grant. The PiCG, which had given consumers 35% off the purchase price of an EV up to a maximum of £2,500, has been cut by £1,000 to £1,500. The eligibility criteria for the PiCG has also changed. Cars with a recommended retail price (RRP) of £35,000 or less had been eligible, but that has now been reduced to £32,000 or less.
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Furthermore, hybrid EVs, which had CO2
emission of less than 50g/km and
could travel at 70 miles without any emissions, are no longer eligible. Fleet News reports that Transport Minister Trudy Harrison, said: “The market is charging ahead in the switch to EVs. This, together with the increasing
choice of new vehicles and growing demand from customers, means that we are refocusing our vehicle grants on the more affordable vehicles and reducing grant rates to allow more people to benefit, and enable taxpayers’ money to go further. “We want as many people as possible to be able to make the switch to an EV, which is why we will also be introducing new rules to make it easier to find and pay at chargepoints. “This will ensure drivers have confidence in our charging infrastruc- ture, as we look to reduce our carbon emissions, create green jobs and level up right across the UK.” For further information visit:
https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van- grants/eligibility
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