Bristol's Clean Air Zone faces further delays
Bus lane regulations delay Clean Air Zone, says Mayor
Bristol's Clean Air Zone was originally meant to come into force last October. It was then delayed until summer 2022.
Bristol post yesterday reported that Mayor Marvin Rees had announced a further delay, saying that the scheme is now likely to be
delayed beyond September blaming a national change in bus lane regulations by the government.
Where does the zone begin and what are the boundaries?
As can be seen from the map below, the CAZ will start by Ashton Park school and includes the Cumberland Basin and the Bristol end of the Portway. This means, for example, that traffic heading to the airport will be forced to divert via M5 J19 through Failand rather than using the existing Portway route in order to avoid the clean air charge. Not only would this be a longer journey, hence increasing total carbon emissions, it could mean that Bristol has just exported air pollution to us.
Will I have to pay?
Bristol City Council says that "around 71 per cent of vehicles in Bristol are already compliant so won't have to pay to enter the zone". Essentially, older and more polluting cars are being targeted. The daily charge for private petrol/diesel cars will be £9 a day.
You can check whether or not you will be charged on the Governments website by clicking here.
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