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Latest update to the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan

22 August 2022

Fines are set to be swapped for incentives under Greater Manchester’s latest Clean Air Zone plan.

The zone, covering 10 boroughs, was originally set to come into force on May 30 2022 but these plans were halted due to public resistance. In light of this, Greater Manchester’s deadline to meet air pollution legal limits has since been pushed back to 2026.

On July 1 2022, Greater Manchester published a case for a new Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan which sets out evidence to support investment versus charging. 

According to the Clean Air Greater Manchester website, the submission includes:

Evidence that economic conditions have deteriorated significantly since the previous Clean Air Plan was agreed in summer 2021, with businesses in Greater Manchester now dealing with the cost-of-living crisis, higher inflation and high vehicle fuel costs.
New analysis which shows how an investment-led approach could see financial support targeted towards upgrading vehicles which frequently travel through locations where modelling shows breaches of legal NO₂ limits might otherwise continue.
A commitment to review local policy changes, such as goods vehicle access controls, alongside regulatory measures such as hackney carriage and private hire vehicle licensing standards to accelerate fleet upgrades.
A proposal to work with government to agree the targeted use of Clean Air Plan automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras to support identification of vehicles that could be upgraded, and also for potential police use to detect crime.
£120m in government funding to help people upgrade to compliant vehicles will remain in place to support implementation of a new Plan.

Here is the full 1 July 2022 Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan update report to the Greater Manchester Air Quality Administration Committee. 

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There are so many reasons to make the switch to an electric vehicle, not the least of which is compliance with the various Clean Air Zones throughout the UK. We are always interested to find out the latest news about clean air and EVs, and we hope that you find the above information useful. 

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