More than 6,000 fines were issued for breaches of Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) during the first month of enforcement. Edinburgh's LEZ came into force on June 1, 2024.
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00:00The Council has announced more than 6,000 fines were issued for breaches of Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone during the first month of enforcement.
00:09New figures show 6,030 penalty charge notices were handed out in June,
00:14with 5,756 issued for a first contravention and 274 for a second contravention.
00:22The amount of fines issued is roughly the same as the first month of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone that came into force one year earlier,
00:29where 6,139 fines were handed out.
00:33Edinburgh's Transport Convener, Scott Arthur, said we've already seen that public attitudes towards LEZs are improving across Scotland,
00:41with a national poll earlier this year indicating that 60% of respondents were in favour of the zones, with just 21% opposed.
00:50This is clear evidence that people are seeing the many benefits of LEZs
00:54as they link in with our wider aims to make our city cleaner, greener and healthier for everyone.
01:00Councillor Arthur added,
01:01I'd also reiterate that any revenue that we generate from the LEZ will be reinvested into the running of the zone,
01:08with any surplus funds supporting the LEZ's wider goals.
01:13Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone, which covers a 1.2 square mile area of the city centre,
01:18was implemented on 1 June, banning the most polluting vehicles in a bid to clean up the city's air.
01:24The ban affects most diesel cars and vans registered before September 2015,
01:29and most petrol cars and vans registered before January 2006.
01:34But drivers are advised to use an online checker,
01:36as some vehicles in these categories do comply with the required emission standards.