Low Emissions Zones

Sheffield now has a LEZ. It was well publicised though, doesn’t affect private vehicles, but does include MH’s.

The devil is in the detail of most LEZ’s. Pays to read carefully if you include any City driving.

and if you unknowingly enter them and do not pay the charge you will be informed by the various councils what fine you will have to pay.

For the ones we have so far entered you would have to be driving with your eyes shut to miss the signage and instructions to pay online if required. So far for our Euro 6 MH it has come up no charge.

They are all well publicised and it’s a good move to cut pollution and bring cleaner air.👍

"The important message is that the mainstream media has at no time publicised what the sneaky councils have been busy doing through lockdown ..."

When Bath and Bristol introduced this it was certainly all over the local news well in advance and there was national news coverage of Manchester's plans, later postponed, at the time. So I fail to see how you can claim that! It's very easy to check on the gov.uk website (a) if a city has such a zone and (b) if your vehicle is exempt or if you have to pay. I agree with the previous post, a good and necessary measure to improve the quality of life and health of those who live in the affected areas. A recent report said that air quality in Bath had improved by as much as 80% in some areas since the introduction of the LEZ. A perfect example of "make the polluter pay" IMHO.  👍

Good news, the faster these LEZ and ULEZ zones gather pace around the country the better.

It would certainly be nigh on impossible to enter a zone unknowingly, if so then its time to retire from driving.

I drove round Manchester last week North to East (M61,M60, M63). There were huge signs on the motorway long before you got to the city stating the ULEZ is in place and payment would need to be made if you left the motorway. Was super clear. The Manchester zone is not yet active, but the warning could not have been clearer. 

My gripe is not with the zones themselves, as others have said they are a good idea, but with the huge variations in charges and “eligibility”. I am sure eventually they will all settle into one model.

I like the German Umvelt system which operates nationwide and doesn't involve any charges but just bans certain vehicles from entering certain zones. It probably wouldn't suit some local authorities here because there is no money in it for them! 

David