Brum Breathes

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What is the clean air zone?

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Exemptions and additional support

More information about the Clean Air Zone

Information for taxis

Find information on how private hire and hackney carriage vehicles will be affected by the Clean Air Zone.

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Upgrading your car

Options available to you to avoid paying the CAZ charge

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Further information

Find out more about the journey to clean air

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Register an expression of interest

We plan to give some people more time to prepare for the CAZ with short term exemptions and support packages. Submit an expression of interest if you meet the conditions.

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16/08/19

Council to consult on Clean Air Strategy for Birmingham

Cabinet is set to agree the launch of a consultation seeking the city’s input into a wide-ranging strategy to help deliver cleaner air across th…

Car Free School Streets are coming to Birmingham

A pioneering scheme that closes roads around schools to motorised traffic for up to an hour at the start and end of the school day is being piloted in…

Joint statement from Birmingham City Council and Leeds City Council regarding Clean Air Zone delays

The introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zones is to be significantly postponed due to a Government delay in delivering digital systems requ…

£15m, or 39%, of Clean Air Fund support earmarked for taxi drivers

Cllr Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transport and environment, explains why the city council has earmarked 39% of its Clean Air Fund support from g…

Government approval for Birmingham Clean Air Zone plans

Birmingham City Council’s plan for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city has received Government approval.…
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