Ahead of the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) launch on 15 March, the Government has launched a service which allows drivers to find out if there will be a daily charge to drive their vehicles through a CAZ. The first CAZs will launch in Bath on 15 March 2021 and in Birmingham on 1 June 2021.

The new ‘Check if you’ll be charged to drive in a Clean Air Zone’ allows businesses to create a company account, upload and check compliance of UK registered vehicles. To create an account, a business needs two or more vehicles, a company name and email address.

Once the account is set up, users can:

• Upload number plates via spreadsheet (CSV) or one-by-one. The service will determine if the vehicles meet emissions standards in a zone using the number plates uploaded. Only vehicles that do not meet emission standards will have to pay a charge
• The primary account holder can invite up to 10 team members to help manage the account and assign various permissions
• View maps of the CAZs, see when they go-live and find out about exemptions
• Set up payment from a bank account – this function will be available shortly

Additionally, a CAZ communications toolkit is available to provide you with ‘Cleaner Air Ahead’ branded materials to help you build awareness of CAZs. You can access the toolkit here.