Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone plans where some vehicles would pay up to £60 a day could be approved by this summer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxGreater Manchester’s long-delayed Clean Air Zone could be signed off by leaders by the summer after months of public consultation.Vans, buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles and lorries that do not meet emission standards would have to pay a daily charge to drive in the city-region under the plans.Local authorities across the UK have been mandated by the government to introduce charging Clean Air Zones to combat illegal levels of air pollution in the shortest possible time.Air pollution largely caused by vehicle emissions has been linked with 1,200 deaths a year in Greater Manchester, and it is hoped that legal compliance in the region will be met by 2024.If approved, the Clean Air Zone would be the largest of its.
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