I did post about this in the Buses & Coaches forum, but many of you guys here may have missed that. Bristol City Council have approved a scheme to ban private diesel cars from the city centre and dockside areas from 07:00 to 15:00, and are to charge diesel taxis, buses, coaches, and HGVs £100 per day to enter this and a much wider area (roughly the entire inner city) unless they meet the latest emmission regulations. The ban will apply to private diesel cars even if they do meet the latest regulations.
The area of the car ban will include access to Temple Meads Station. This is about NOx emissions, not global warming. The scheme is subject to central government approval.
https://www.cleanairforbristol.org/
The area of the car ban will include access to Temple Meads Station. This is about NOx emissions, not global warming. The scheme is subject to central government approval.
https://www.cleanairforbristol.org/
Bristol City Council’s ambitious plan to improve air quality to meet targets for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) legal limits has been submitted to Government following its approval by Cabinet on 5 November.
The Outline Business Case (OBC) recommends Bristol becomes the first city in the UK to take the bold step of introducing a diesel ban for private cars in the city centre and harbourside area which would operate daily from 7am to 3pm. There would also be a wider Clean Air Zone (CAZ) where non-compliant commercial vehicles such as buses, taxis, HGVs and LGVs would be charged. A car scrappage scheme would also be launched.