Diesel drivers to face city pollution tax

High Court rules Government's air pollution strategy is failing with threat of diesel drivers being charged in cities 2016-11-03 16:44 Diesel car owners face charges for driving in a host of UK cities after the High Court ruled that the Government's current air pollution strategy is failing.
Plans are already in place to introduce six clean air zones by 2020 in Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton, Nottingham and Derby but this is not enough to hit EU air pollution targets according to judges.
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