Portsmouth Clean Air Zone vehicle checker launched

Portsmouth City Council has worked with the government to have the details of its Clean Air Zone (CAZ) added to a national online tool, which will tell drivers whether they will need to pay to travel in the zone when it starts to operate later this year.

All privately owned cars and vans will not be charged in Portsmouth. However the most polluting ‘non-compliant’ heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses, coaches, taxis and private hire vehicles will be charged. Only vehicles that don’t meet Euro 6 emissions standards (if diesel) or Euro 4 emissions standards (if petrol) will be charged.

The vehicle checker has been developed by the government and also contains information about the other CAZs around the country, such as those in Bath and Birmingham. Drivers can visit www.cleanerairportsmouth.co.uk to enter their registration number to instantly find out whether they would need to pay a charge to drive in the CAZ.

This vehicle checker will help drivers plan ahead and check whether they will need to pay the charge in each zone. The tool also provides details on the emission levels of the vehicle being checked, to help create better awareness of the impact that vehicles have on air pollution.