Clean Air

All new HGVs will be Zero-emission by 2040

The following is taken from an article on the Gov.uk website. All new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed today (10 November 2021). This, combined with the UK’s 2030 phase out for petrol and diesel cars and vans, represents a world-leading pledge to end the sale of all polluting road vehicles within the next 2 decades. The UK will become the first country in the world to commit to phasing out new, non-zero emission heavy goods vehicles weighing 26…

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Government sets out plans to ban new non-zero emission HGV’s by 2040, & unveils a new chargepoint design.

Following the UK's pledge as the first country to commit to phasing out non-zero emission HGVs, the Government has unveiled a new chargepoint design. The design was created by the Royal College of Art and PA Consulting, who were given a £200,000 grant by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) - a branch of the Department for Transport (DfT). You can read more on this topic at this [link].

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As of 1st June 2021; Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone went into Effect

The official 'soft-touch' launch of the area has started; with drivers' having until 11:59:59pm 13 June 2021 to get ready for the new daily fee or ensure a suitable exemption has been obtained. The zone will run 24-hours hours a day; with drivers having multiple methods to pay for the charge via the Government payment scheme website, or by phone (0300 029 8888 - Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm). For more details on the zone; including it's launch event & associated…

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Green Number Plates coming to UK Roads

On the back of the UK Governments goal to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in the UK by 2030, plans have been unveiled today for new Green license plates to start appearing on electric vehicles - with a stated goal of raising awareness of zero-emission vehicles, but also with the promise of local initiatives such as cheaper parking and cost-free entry to zero-emission zones. All details on these can be read over at this link.

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Mayor of London to be legally challenged for rate increase for London Congestion Charge

After the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan revealed plans to increase the London Congestion Charge from £11.50 per day, to £15 per day (a 31% increase); the two campaign groups FairFuelUK (FFUK) and the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) have teamed up to challenge these plans. For more details on this matter, please follow this link. FairFuelUK have a Crowd Funding drive to gather funds, which can be found here.

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HGV Levy to be Suspended for 12 Months

Starting from the 1st August 2020, the HGV Levy for UK & Overseas-registered HV's using the UK Road system will not be required to purchase a levy. This measure has been taken to aid the UK Economies recovery. Please note: You will still be required to buy a levy up until 31st July 2020 and that DVSA enforcement will continue. For full details, please review this article released by Gov.uk.

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Government funds Retrofit Kit development

With the rise of Clean Air Zones (CAZ), more and more operators' are seeing a rising need to refit or replace their vehicles to meet the requirements and emissions levels. But with demand far outstripping the production of new, Euro 6 vehicles it is proving to be an expensive endevour. This has given rise to Government providing Eminox, Proventia and Baumot; all producers/manufacturers of retrofit conversion kits £1 Million to research and develop a new line of the aforementioned kits to…

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Local emissions plans heavily criticised by RHA

At the Microlise Transport Conference held in Coventry on 19th May 2018; Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA) gave Government guidance to local authorities a scathing review. During his conference speech, Mr Burnett drew attention to three consecutive court cases on air quality involving the non-profit environmental law organisation ClientEarth. Stating that the end result of the third case; that government must instruct local authorities to take action on air quality in 33 towns & cities,…

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