Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone

theguardian.com:

Sheffield has become the latest city to implement a clean air zone, which it hopes will tackle an estimated 500 deaths a year ascribed to pollution.

From Monday, the most polluting commercial vehicles will have to pay a daily charge of £10 for older taxis and vans, or £50 for older buses, coaches and HGVs, to enter a zone covering the city centre and inner ring road. Private cars will be exempt from the charge.

The launch of the zone comes a month after Newcastle and Gateshead implemented similar schemes, and means Sheffield becomes the eighth English city to charge drivers of older diesel vehicles to improve air quality.

Sheffield was directed by the government to implement its new clean air zone to reduce pollution, after years of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in the city being shown to exceed legal limits.

London

Ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) launched April 2019 in central congestion zone; extended October 2021; due to cover Greater London from August.

Noncompliant private cars, vans and taxis pay £12.50 a day. Older lorries and buses pay under the London-wide low emission zone, launched in 2008 and increased to a daily charge of £100 in 2021.

Bath

Clean air zone (CAZ) over a wide central area since June 2021. No charge for private cars; noncompliant taxis and vans £9 a day, buses, coaches and HGVs £100 a day.

Birmingham

Two-mile CAZ within the Middleway ring road since June 2021. £8 a day for older cars, taxis or vans, £50 for buses and HGVs.

Bradford

Two-mile wide CAZ within inner ring road extending to Shipley, since September 2022. No charge for cars; noncompliant taxis £7, vans £9, £50 for buses, coaches and HGVs.

Bristol

City centre CAZ launched in November 22. £9 a day for older cars, taxis or vans, £100 for buses,