Charges now live for Birmingham's Clean Air Zone

Charges now apply for non-compliant vehicles which drive through Birmingham's Clean Air Zone. Payment must be made within the allocated timeframe or a Penalty Charge Notice will be issued. Find out how to pay the charge

Exemptions

If you are the owner of a non-compliant vehicle that will be subject to a daily charge in Birmingham's Clean Air Zone, you may qualify for a temporary exemption permit.

Temporary exemption permits are available to the following (subject to meeting full criteria):

Other exemptions, are available for:

Please note there are no exemptions for the following:

  • Dropping/ collecting children from schools within the Clean Air Zone
  • Volunteers
  • Attending places of worship/ community groups
  • Visiting family/ friends
  • People who work at premises based outside of the zone who travel in for meetings/ appointments/ deliveries (we would recommend speaking to you employer about what support they may be able to offer)

Apply for an exemption

You can log into your exemption account at any time to check the status and progress of your application or add additional information.

We produce a monthly update on the number of exemption permits which have been approved, broken down by category and month with a cumulative total.

Find out more