Clean Air Zone vehicle check and finance

Bristol residents and business owners are being urged to check if their vehicles are complaint with the Clean Air Zone emission standards that will be introduced this summer.

No vehicles will be banned from entering the zone, but older and more polluting vehicles will have to pay a daily charge to drive through the city centre. Nearly three-quarters of vehicles (71 per cent) travelling into the zone are already clean enough and won’t be charged.

For those with non-compliant vehicles, the council has secured £42 million for grants or interest-free loans to reduce the cost of replacing vehicles that would be charged to enter the zone. The money can be used to buy a new or second-hand vehicle that meets the zone’s emissions standards.

Visit the Clean Air Zone website to register your interest for financial support, to find out more about the zone and to check if your vehicle is compliant.

A range of exemptions will also be available to give eligible businesses and individuals time to prepare for the zone.