The Scottish city of Glasgow is set to begin enforcement of its Low Emission Zone on Thursday, June 1, as part of efforts to lower pollution rates in the city.
As part of these measures, some older, more polluting petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from driving in the area in the city centre.
Anyone with a diesel car older than September 2015 or a petrol car registered before 2006 will be banned from roads and will likely receive a fine.
If someone drivers within the one square mile zone and their vehicle is non-compliant, they will be clocked by an ANPR camera and fined £60.
They can drive in and out as often as they want on one day, but if repeated infractions occur, fines can be capped at £480 for cars and LGVs and £960 for HGVs and buses.
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Many drivers have criticised the scheme, saying that it is unfairly targeting those who are forced to keep their older cars because of the cost of living crisis.
One Express.co.uk reader, GarethD595, said it was a “tax on poorer folk who can’t afford to upgrade their vehicles.”
Another commenter, Valantine, slammed the scheme, describing the Low Emission Zone as a “money-making scam”.
They added: “Don’t see other countries and their cities being charged like us poor hard-working tax paying souls.”
Many also feared that the Low Emission Zone would have a substantial impact on the inner city and its businesses.
A third commenter, using the nickname Scrumbunctious, claimed: “As a resident of Glasgow this is the last nail in the coffin for my city.
“The SNP administration have already nearly bankrupted the city, and are having to raise cash by introducing a sale and lease back for some of its most iconic buildings.
“The city centre is slowly crumbling, only the weekend night life is saving it. Glasgow, RIP.”
It is estimated that up to 90 percent of vehicles currently entering the city centre will be unaffected by the new rules.
Councillor Angus Millar, city convener for climate and transport, has urged any driver who is planning on visiting Glasgow or lives near the city to check their vehicle’s compliance.
Another frustrated motorist, calling themselves Crowther, took to the Express.co.uk comments to ask: “If you have paid your road tax to legally drive on the road how can a council deprive you of that right?
“Supposing you taxed your car with an insurance company and you receive a notice from them that said, in future you can only use your car in the afternoon.”
Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh are set to begin enforcement of their own Low Emission Zones in June 2024.
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