Clean Air Zones

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NCP understands that it can be tricky to navigate the ever changing rules surrounding clean air zones (CAZ) across the UK. These zones have been put in place to improve air quality. If your vehicle exceeds emission standards, you may have to pay a charge if you drive in a clean air zone.

Types of clean air schemes:

*Restrictions may vary between various ZEZs, ULEZs and LEZs. There is no prescriptive framework as there is with CAZs.

 

There’s a different service if you want to drive in London’s low or ultra low emission zones. Check your vehicle on the Transport for London (TfL) website.

 

Below is quick overview of what you need to know when thinking of visiting a city or town that operates CAZ

There are 4 types of clean air zones, Class A to D.

Class A - Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles

Class B - Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles

Class C - Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibuses

Class D - Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibuses, cars, the local authority has the option to include motorcycles

 

Cities with clean air zone implemented

Bath has a Class C clean air zone

Birmingham has a Class D clean air zone

Bradford has a Class C clean air zone

Bristol has a Class D clean air zone

Portsmouth has a Class B clean air zone

Sheffield has a Class C clean air zone

Tyneside (Newcastle and Gateshead) has a Class C clean air zone