Scotland’s four biggest cities have warned drivers with more polluting vehicles to get rid of them in the next year or two or face fines for driving into the city centres.
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen have introduced low-emission zones (LEZs), following in the footsteps of London, Birmingham and several other English cities.
Drivers of older and non-compliant vehicles entering the LEZs will be fined £60, or £30 if the charge is paid quickly.
Diesel cars and vans built after 2015 are unlikely to be compliant and nor are petrol cars and vans registered after 2006.
Scotland’s Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said it was a “truly significant public health moment for Scotland” and she said there was a “moral responsibility to act.”…