Does Bristol have a Clean Air Zone? Yes, it does. Since November 2022, the Bristol Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has been operational.
It encompasses a portion of the city where air quality has historically been recorded as being poor - primarily down to vehicular emissions. Particularly from diesel engines.
Overview of Bristol Clean Air Zone
The Clean Air Zone in Bristol was established to target high emission vehicles. Such as older diesel and petrol cars. If a car does meet the exemption emission criteria, they will be met with a daily charge.
Vehicles that comply, and are therefore not liable for the fee, include Euro 4, 5, and 6 petrol vehicles (as a rule of thumb this is models from 2006 onward) and Euro 6 diesel vehicles (models from late 2015 onwards).
Fully electric and/or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle are also exempt.