Heading
Close X
Menu
Published Date: Monday July 15th, 2019
The Road Haulage Association believes the government needs to rethink its approach on improving air quality.
The call came after Leeds and Birmingham City Councils announced that their respective clean air zones set to launch in January 2020 had been ‘significantly postponed’.
In a joint statement, the local authorities blamed government delays in delivering key digital infrastructure for the postponements. No new dates have been announced.
RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett said the government was failing to deliver on its own policies and needed to encourage local authorities to look at congestion-easing measures: “Their delays in getting the technology ready postpones the arrival of enforceable zones in two key cities, but for operators facing the prospect of £50 per day charges it’s a delay, not a reprieve.
“It’s time for a rethink on improving air quality. Clean air zones will prove ineffective if they keep disproportionately targeting HGVs whilst ignoring other factors and vehicle types.”
Calls may be monitored for quality and training purposes. Eastern Western Motor Group Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for credit broking and insurance distribution activities under reference number 310505 – we are a credit broker not a lender. Registered Office: 8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU Registered in Scotland No. 14833 VAT Registration No. 269233051 We work with a number of carefully selected credit providers who may be able to offer you finance for your purchase. We are only able to offer finance products from these providers.