BULLETIN Your monthly news round-up of the Scottish Motor Industry
JUNE 2021
LOW EMISSION ZONE FOR ABERDEEN Aberdeen City Council have agreed on an area for a low emission zone in the city centre.
The area outlined above will see the most polluting vehicles banned from the zone, and will operate 24/7. But there will be a grace period of two years. Aberdeen is one of four Scottish cities planning to introduce the initiative by 2024. It's estimated that by then 86% of cars, 70% of light good vehicles and 93% of heavy goods vehicles and all taxis in the city will be compliant. Aberdeen City Council’s ‘Proposal to make a LEZ Scheme’ lists all of the streets within the proposed LEZ area and should provide answers to many of the questions you might have about the LEZ and what it means for you. This also includes info on:
• The proposed grace period, during which time the LEZ will not be enforced • The scope of the LEZ including hours of operation and the vehicles which will be affected • Emissions standards for entry to the LEZ • Exemptions • Penalty Charges Impact on our members One of our members said regarding this proposed low emission zone said “This is going to have a devastating impact on our business. A large proportion of our business is carried out on vehicles that do not meet the LEZ criteria.”
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As your Trade Association, please let us know if your business will be affected and we will gather the replies to put forward to the Scottish Government and Aberdeen City Council asking if it is possible for exemptions to local businesses to be made. Please click the link below to provide feedback to Aberdeen City Council. Consultation Consultation on the preferred option will take place between 28 June and 22 August 2021. From 28 June, visit the proposed Low Emission Zone consultation to give them your feedback. More detailed reports on the option appraisal, previous
consultation, traffic modelling and air quality modelling can also be viewed on the consultation page. Alternatively, you can email: transportstrategy@ aberdeencity.gov.uk (please copy in karen.thompson@ smta.co.uk who will provide feedback on your behalf as well) to give them your views. Or write to them at: Transport Strategy and Programmes, Aberdeen City Council, Ground Floor North, Mariscal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB.
Click here to read the full LEZ Proposal