Just read an interesting article on Fleet News listing all the known emission zone activity for mainland UK.  It seems to be up to date to January this year and also includes good details of what the various emission zones mean.

 

I've summarised the listed locales, their actions and action dates below and a link to the full article is here.

 

 

Low Emissions Zones action dates.xls

A Clean Air Scheme & charging to be allowed to emit high emissions has began for some high polluting vehicles in Bath. 

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-56394921

 

Birmingham CAZ from tomorrow & exemptions.  http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-44551122

 

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-56993952

 

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http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-57314570

 

Birmingham 'Clean Air Zone' delayed.  As one would expect,

'Organising a **** Up in a Brewery or payments from the public is something Local Authorities struggle with.  

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-57452499

 

For Edinburgh City Centre it looks like being a ban on pre Euro 6 diesels and pre Euro 4 petrols.

 

A 2 year grace on being fined is an odd one if it is to be.   So why say 'from spring next year' if there is no actual penalty?

1 hour ago, e-Roottoot said:

A 2 year grace on being fined is an odd one if it is to be.   So why say 'from spring next year' if there is no actual penalty?

 

In hypnotic parlance it's known as "future pacing".  It embeds the idea that it's going to happen and gives people time to prepare for it.

 

I'm glad I bought a Euro 6 Yeti rather than my original plan to buy a 170 TDI one.  I wonder if we'll see the value of Euro 6 diesels go up.  

The extension of London's pollution charge zone has come into force.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59015375

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 25 October, 20214 yr by roottoot

On 12/06/2021 at 19:47, roottoot said:

For Edinburgh City Centre it looks like being a ban on pre Euro 6 diesels and pre Euro 4 petrols.

 

Had myself in a panic thinking my Fabia was Euro 3, but it's 4. Not that I'm mad enough to drive in the centre of Edinburgh. 

3 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Had myself in a panic thinking my Fabia was Euro 3, but it's 4. Not that I'm mad enough to drive in the centre of Edinburgh. 

There's park&ride at Ingliston and at Hermiston (south side though).

Just now, KenONeill said:

There's park&ride at Ingliston and at Hermiston (south side though).

 

Cheers Ken. I don't plan on going up to Edinburgh anytime soon, however, but that is very good to know!

 

12 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Cheers Ken. I don't plan on going up to Edinburgh anytime soon, however, but that is very good to know!

 

NP. Neither do I, but this lets us subvert the idea behind the Ultra LEZ zone...

Edinburgh City Centre Low Emission Zone a while off as they can not decide.

Plenty Park & Rides, Hermiston is up near the Village of Hermiston, so near the Herriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus.

Straiton Park & Ride near IKEA.   I charge my car at either of these.

 

In Edinburgh Parking can be max 2 hours & £3.90 an hour, or £24 pre booked for some parts,

even £40 to park in some places / streets for day time.   Getting a Parking ticket and paying in 28 days can be cheaper @ £30. 

 

The choice of Parking near the Gyle or across the rails & @ the Hermiston Shopping area is pretty handy and then Tram in and out of Edinburgh. 

Edited 25 October, 20214 yr by roottoot

6 minutes ago, roottoot said:

Getting a Parking ticket and paying in 28 days can be cheaper @ £30.

 

I love this. 

Perth & Kinross Councillors are on the no sitting idling high horse again.

So once in law / by-law people need to be aware, especially councillors, council vehicles, parking / traffic wardens, police drivers etc as well as the general driving public. 

 

If going to the effort of issuing a NIP then surely £20 a time is not nearly high enough even if all the income goes to the administration of it and chasing up the offenders that do not pay.

 

About 4 years since they started going on about Crieff being one of the first towns to have introduced.

They are very quick at mouthing off and very slow at taking action.

 

So a last hoorah for some that will be punted from the gravy train that some are on. 

**Scottish Councillor elections are on the 5th May 2022.**

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/perth-kinross-drivers-who-leave-26498980

We will see the T&C's of the exclusions for 'De-frosting / deicing vehicles.

Between what dates, maybe September to April only, what the ambient temperature has to be, is there visibly ice on the inside or outside of the glass of a vehicle ??

 

Edited 19 March, 20224 yr by roottoot

51 minutes ago, roottoot said:

Perth & Kinross Councillors are on the no sitting idling high horse again.

So once in law / by-law people need to be aware, especially councillors, council vehicles, parking / traffic wardens, police drivers

Bus drivers?  

^^^

They are the high polluters, be that local service busses, but they do carry plenty people or sometimes none while sitting idling, then there is the intercity coaches and then there is the HGV's but they need to deliver stuff. 

But then Perth has been going to be a Green Hub for a long time now, there has been plenty EU money accepted to make it so.

 

The EV charging hub expansion is happening now on the edge of Perth and you have to pay to park in town at EV chargers.

 

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/perth-kinross/652313/plan-lodged-for-low-carbon-transport-hub-for-perth/

 

 

https://urbanforesight.org/latest/funding-success-for-low-carbon-transport-hubs/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 19 March, 20224 yr by roottoot

Interestingly the most polluted location in Sheffield is the train station and specifically the pedestrian bridge over the tracks...   The reason being the idling diesel locos spewing out black exhaust fumes and particulates.

Scotland's highest are near the bus depots or the biggest bus gathering areas and a few streets with high buildings, narrow roads and bus stops and lots of gridlocked traffic. Maybe even with bus lanes.

Similar roads for gridlock traffic but without being on bus routes seem not to feature on the high pollution lists.

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/campaign-group-reveals-scotlands-most-polluted-streets

https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52485383

 

Edited 19 March, 20224 yr by roottoot

There is a lot spouted about buses being environmentally friendly but when I last looked at pollution and emissions info you'd need over 20 people on a bus for it to be better than those same individuals each using their own car...

Low emission zones begin in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee & Aberdeen today. 

 

'City centres!'.  "Most polluting cars" but that is vehicles and there are exclusions.

2 years before before enforcement starts though. So no fines until then.

*Glasgow is different as there is a LEZ already, so if not a resident be aware that it is a year when visitors can be fined in the LEZ with a higher polluter.*

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61633632

 

Edited 31 May, 20224 yr by roottoot

5 hours ago, roottoot said:

Low emission zones begin in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee & Aberdeen today. 

 

'City centres!'.  "Most polluting cars" but that is vehicles and there are exclusions.

2 years before before enforcement starts though. So no fines until then.

*Glasgow is different as there is a LEZ already, so if not a resident be aware that it is a year when visitors can be fined in the LEZ with a higher polluter.*

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61633632

 

 

I think I'm alright in the LEZ in Glasgow at the moment, being an EU4 petrol. Either way, I tend to avoid city centres as I don't cope well with that sort of driving. Ayr or Kilmarnock at rush hour is plenty for me.

@AnnoyingPentiumA year before it would apply to you in Glasgow.

 

I heard on the radio that there is a Scottish Government Scrappage Scheme for those within a 20 mile radius of the zones. 

£3,000 was the figure i think mentioned.

Search engine required....

Edited 31 May, 20224 yr by roottoot

Just now, roottoot said:

I heard on the radio that there is a Scottish Government Scrappage Scheme for those within a 20 mile radius of the zones. 

£3,000 was the figure i think mentioned.

Search engine required....

 

Well I'm stuck then. Plus three grand would be a tidy profit for a Mk1 Fabia, but I wouldn't see such a figure.

20km. 

 No idea why we use km in Scotland / UK. 

 But then as we go back to the past with Imperial we might be buying fuel by the gallon or quart & not litres, 

and energy in bags from an electric coal lorry or maybe steam engines.

https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/grant-and-loans/low-emission-zone-support-fund-for-households