The mayor of Greater Manchester has vowed that Clean Air Zone charging will come to an end as soon as air quality reaches the required level.
Andy Burnham spent this morning (February 3) discussing the controversial charge on the radio, in the wake of comments from Boris Johnson yesterday which the mayor insisted were not true.
Addressing callers on BBC Radio Manchester, he confirmed that the Clean Air Zone would be temporary, lasting only until the region's air pollution falls to within the limits set by law. READ MORE: Lone woman feared she would be raped in attack while out on a jog in park He told the Mike Sweeney programme that discussions had already begun about potentially handing over the cameras to police for their use, once the Clean Air Zone was stopped.
Mr Burnham said: "People think this is like a Trojan horse, that it will mutate into a congestion charge, and it will last forever and we will constantly ratchet up the requirements on people. "Well let me just put that one to bed.
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