Glasgow's controversial low emission zone curbing drivers using ageing cars in the city centre was necessary to achieve a 'long overdue…
Glasgow's controversial low emission zone curbing drivers using ageing cars in the city centre was necessary to achieve a"long overdue objective" to reduce air pollution, a court heard today.
"The overarching approach to this is to look at where we are today in 2023 relative to not just an international obligation, but an EU obligation that was part of national law," he told the Court of Session in Edinburgh.had taken different measures to tackle the issue with road charging being brought in in London and other cities south of the border.
"You cannot use these roads with a polluting car because that is what is necessary to achieve this long overdue objective." Mr Moynihan was making submissions to judge Lady Poole on the second day of a judicial review hearing brought by a firm based in the Townhead area of Glasgow, Patons Accident Repair Centre.Cars which do not meet emission guidelines are not allowed in the zone and drivers who break the regulations can be fined.
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