Edinburgh Low Emission Zone: Over 6,000 fines handed out in the first month

Edinburgh Evening News

More than 6,000 fines were issued for breaches of Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) during the first month of enforcement. Edinburgh's LEZ came into force on June 1, 2024.

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00:00The Council has announced more than 6,000 fines were issued for breaches of Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone during the first month of enforcement.

00:09New figures show 6,030 penalty charge notices were handed out in June,

00:14with 5,756 issued for a first contravention and 274 for a second contravention.

00:22The amount of fines issued is roughly the same as the first month of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone that came into force one year earlier,

00:29where 6,139 fines were handed out.

00:33Edinburgh's Transport Convener, Scott Arthur, said we've already seen that public attitudes towards LEZs are improving across Scotland,

00:41with a national poll earlier this year indicating that 60% of respondents were in favour of the zones, with just 21% opposed.

00:50This is clear evidence that people are seeing the many benefits of LEZs

00:54as they link in with our wider aims to make our city cleaner, greener and healthier for everyone.

01:00Councillor Arthur added,

01:01I'd also reiterate that any revenue that we generate from the LEZ will be reinvested into the running of the zone,

01:08with any surplus funds supporting the LEZ's wider goals.

01:13Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone, which covers a 1.2 square mile area of the city centre,

01:18was implemented on 1 June, banning the most polluting vehicles in a bid to clean up the city's air.

01:24The ban affects most diesel cars and vans registered before September 2015,

01:29and most petrol cars and vans registered before January 2006.

01:34But drivers are advised to use an online checker,

01:36as some vehicles in these categories do comply with the required emission standards.

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