Bristol Clean air charge ???

[jerryz]

My van is 2009 Fiat Adria and is Euro 4 ,,, due to a diversion on M5 I was diverted through Bristols Clean air zone ...... after taking my Van to AutoBodies in Weston Supermare as advised by LV for estimates .

according to Bristols own site my van is exempt as its Euro 4 but Gov UK site says I must pay £9 ???

im confused should I pay or not ,, It was not my intent to go through bristol as i hate the place

 

[mikebeaches]

Our 2016 Euro 5+ Motorhome has no charge.
Uprate above 3.5t to avoid charges and save on road tax.

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WEIRD!! Sounds like your van is the same age and spec as ours - Registered 29.06.2016 - Fiat Ducato Euro 5+

EDIT - just noticed you've uprated - ours is 3,500 kg

My results below?

(Looks like I get a freebie in Portsmouth )

Clean air zone	Daily charge	Zone live	Map	Exemptions
Bath	£9.00 Broken Link Removed	Now	BathZone boundary	Bath and North East Somerset Council
Birmingham	£8.00 Broken Link Removed	Now	BirminghamZone boundary	Birmingham City Council
Bradford	£9.00 Broken Link Removed	Now	BradfordZone boundary	Bradford City Council
Bristol	£9.00 Broken Link Removed	Now	BristolZone boundary	Bristol City Council
Greater Manchester	£10.00	Under review	Greater ManchesterZone boundary	Greater Manchester
Portsmouth	No Charge	Now	PortsmouthZone boundary	Portsmouth City Council
Sheffield	£10.00 Broken Link Removed	Now	SheffieldZone boundary	Sheffield City Council
Tyneside - Newcastle and Gateshead	£12.50 Broken Link Removed	Now	Tyneside - Newcastle and GatesheadZone boundary	Tyneside - Newcastle and Gateshead

The zones operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.

 

[mikebeaches]

Phoned The Bristol Clean Air number and was told ,, even though there was a temporay Diversion in place it was a police diversion and not covered by local byelaws , so charge still stands !!!! anyway paid it ,,if I go to Bristol I will use my old Motorcycle as that is free

That's shocking and totally unfair!!

 

[Funnymunny]

Send the bill to the police as they forced you to go through there. That excuse by the council is pathetic

 

[Fdhadi]

Hi Mike

Yes, ours is March 2016.
Uprated to 3.7t with no mods needed.
Before being uprated we had the same charges you show for yours.

RobertJary

Those are similar to what we would have had to pay when we had our 2004 Burstner A747.

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[VXman]

I only agree with your sentiments up to a point.

Although I haven't personally visited Hong Kong I'm pretty sure the geography is really not very similar to the whole of the UK?

Improved public transport in large towns and cities would be welcome, but it's never going to be the answer for more rural communities.

Sure - but i was talking about Bristol

 

[SpeedyDux]

Sure - but i was talking about Bristol

Ever since the 1980s Bristol has had numerous expert Reports recommending urban light railway / Tram / Underground schemes. Including re-opening the disused railway line to Portishead (relatively easy to do) for commuters after Portishead became a dormitory town for Bristol.

More than 30 years on there has been hardly any progress. Other major UK cities have got to the front of the queue for government grants, and implemented urban rapid transport solutions, but not Bristol and its sclerotic virtue-signalling City Council. Pathetic. The only thing they are good at is making things worse and more costly for private motorists, begining with money-grabbing Residents Parking Zones in the more affluent postcodes. More recently their CAZ.

 

[Ray-Vic]

Phoned The Bristol Clean Air number and was told ,, even though there was a temporay Diversion in place it was a police diversion and not covered by local byelaws , so charge still stands !!!! anyway paid it ,,if I go to Bristol I will use my old Motorcycle as that is free

That's so wrong!

 

[Nanniemate]

That wouldn’t be possible in Bristol as so many vehicles are exempt. All petrol, hybrid, EVs and newer diesels and historic, I don’t actually know anyone without an exempted vehicle.

How long before my van is historic ?

 

[Riverbankannie]

How long before my van is historic ?

In 22 years time if it qualifies……..

the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago. no 'substantial changes' have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works.

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[Nanniemate]

In 22 years time if it qualifies……..

the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago. no 'substantial changes' have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works.

Don't think me or the van will last that long