Bristol Clean Air Zone

Electric towcars will be more of a problem (Tesla x excepted) the cost is the limiting factor.

Tesla X gives me some faith in electric car technology. It’s an ugly beast, but wow, does it perform. But at £85k or more, how many of us will be able to afford electric cars that indulge all of car loving vices? A lot of the small ‘green cars’ on the market seem to be only one step up from the so called ‘invalid carriages’ we saw in the 1950/60s. For some urban dwellers who use cars simply as motorised shopping trolleys, that’s fine. However, a lot of folks expect a lot more from their cars.

Not about clean air zone ,except the latest rules about letting vehicles idle,and the fines that can be issued, , while at the ccep just now there was a motor caravan on the service point and the owner ?was being "spoken to"  by a lady about leaving the engine running while filling his water tank,and although he said he knew about the engine idle law, was quite adamant that it did not apply other than on the public highway, her leaving comment was" its nice to know your take on doing your bit for our future generations" he turned the engine off when the lady had gone

Hi everyone,

I've spoken to my colleagues in the sites team who have advised that the Club are aware that Bristol City Council’s ambitious plan to improve air quality to meet targets for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) legal limits have now been submitted to Government following its approval by Cabinet on 5 November.

The Outline Business Case (OBC) recommends Bristol becomes the first city in the UK to take the bold step of introducing a diesel ban for private cars in the city centre and harbourside area which would operate daily from 7am to 3pm.

We further understand that the Outline Business Case will now be considered by the Government’s Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU). The council will continue to work closely with JAQU on preparing the Full Business Case for submission next year (2020.)

As part of the Full Business Case, the council have committed to engage with business, organisations and residents affected to help manage how the Clean Air and Diesel Ban areas can be implemented, including details of mitigations measures and exemptions. The deadline for the implementation of the plans is not until March 2021.

Further details can be found at https://www.cleanairforbristol.org/ however at this stage, the Club are unable to provide any further details until we are consulted with in their outline business case as we are sadly not privy to any information that is not already in the public domain and it would be wrong of the Club to enter into any speculation on this matter.

How would they differentiate on that?  Many locals would also be commuters.  What about HGV's delivering to local stores?  These vehicles produce much greater volumes of exhaust gases than the average motor vehicle.  Why are they (apparently) ignoring differences between Euro6 diesel engines and older vehicles?  These engines are cleaner than many petrol-engined vehicles.    I would hope that the majority of us agree with the need to clean up the environment, including air quality, but knee-jerk reactions such as those of the mayor of Bristol only serve to cause confrontation without really contributing to long term improvements - and it will be long term because the problem has gone unrecognised for a hundred or more years.  Just as industrial factories and homes burning coal for heating have gradually become less polluting, so must the publics change of behaviour be gradual and smooth in order to avoid log-jamming the economy.