Manchester Low Emission Zone

[Blue Mist]

Whilst I’m no fan of Burnham’s, isn’t this being driven by Central Government insisting we meet certain criteria for our air quality by 2024? What happens if we don’t?

it does seem a bit sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Central government want clean air but they did not tell GMC to enforce this stupid idea.
How about better trains, trams, buses and cycle lanes (proper ones not cones lobbed off the back of a corpy wagon)
Burnham wanted a congestion charge zone, the voters said NO. So this is it by stealth. First vans lorries and buses shortly followed by any cars, motorbikes, prams, anything that vaginally moved.

 

[hammocity]

Central government want clean air but they did not tell GMC to enforce this stupid idea.
How about better trains, trams, buses and cycle lanes (proper ones not cones lobbed off the back of a corpy wagon)
Burnham wanted a congestion charge zone, the voters said NO. So this is it by stealth. First vans lorries and buses shortly followed by any cars, motorbikes, prams, anything that vaginally moved.

May change your mind, btw, Vans were in the 2nd phase, 2023.

Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone charges should be abandoned | ITV News

The controversial scheme is due to be introduced across the city region in May in an attempt to reduce harmful air pollution. | ITV News Granada

www.itv.com

 

[Del_Bosque]

Burnham just goes which ever way the wind is blowing.

It he’s that arsed about the enviroment why is he constantly trying to push through building 10’s of thousands of houses on the greenbelt.

Sooner he fucks off to be labour leader the better

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Central government want clean air but they did not tell GMC to enforce this stupid idea.
How about better trains, trams, buses and cycle lanes (proper ones not cones lobbed off the back of a corpy wagon)
Burnham wanted a congestion charge zone, the voters said NO. So this is it by stealth. First vans lorries and buses shortly followed by any cars, motorbikes, prams, anything that vaginally moved.

How do we pay for better trains, trams, buses and cycle lanes given that our budget is less than it was 12 years ago?

 

[Corky]

Central government want clean air but they did not tell GMC to enforce this stupid idea.
How about better trains, trams, buses and cycle lanes (proper ones not cones lobbed off the back of a corpy wagon)
Burnham wanted a congestion charge zone, the voters said NO. So this is it by stealth. First vans lorries and buses shortly followed by any cars, motorbikes, prams, anything that vaginally moved.

It isn't GMCA enforcing it, it is a joint effort by the 10 districts who the burden falls open and their decision. Plus their are clear deadlines set by central Gov to enforce it.

 

[meeesh]

So where is the official line it's been shelved then,yet to see it

 

[mancityvstoke]

Buses are wank and expensive......sort that out Burnham.

Trams aren't the underground...sort that as well.

Vans should be exempt......how are people supposed to work?

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

What puzzles me is how come Birmingham's LEZ covers about 3sq miles of just the City Centre, Sheffield is smaller still, yet Manchester's covers nearly 500sq miles!!

Do Birmingham and Sheffield really have much better air quality, I don't think so !

Yes central government told Local Authorities to improve their air quality, But how they go about it was left up to the LA and Andy Burnham is clearly using a sledge hammer to crack a nut.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Just sold my £4,000 pick up truck for £1,500, cheers Andy !

 

[Bluesince1979]

I’d guess the cameras and IT resources will be reassigned to law/traffic enforcement , if it does get scrapped.

if it doesn’t get scrapped, i can see a hefty turnover in maliciously damaged cameras as people ‘protect’ their area from the charge

Think burnham mentioned poluce using as cop cameras , which is great