Councillors call for some cars to be charged for driving into Manchester city centre
Labour councillors are calling for cars with high emissions to be charged when driving through Manchester city centre – in contrast to their own party's policy. Manchester councillors Jon-Connor Lyons and Marcus Johns want an ultra-low emissions zone to be introduced in the city centre to tackle pollution.
They want all through traffic in the city centre with high levels of emissions, including cars, to be charged, with residents living within the ring road exempt. Councillors voted in favour of exploring this proposal and enforcing 20mph speed limits within the city centre at a full council meeting in January 2020.
His Labour colleague Coun Johns agrees, arguing that, together with a city centre ULEZ, changes to make alternatives to driving easier are also needed. He said: "While clean air is not just a city centre issue and I do support a consensual Greater Manchester-wide approach, I do think the concentration in the city centre means that an city centre ULEZ would be appropriate."
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