Post by acnedriver on Jan 18, 2023 6:40:23 GMT
Taxis that do not meet clean air standards are going to be charged £12.50 a day from 30 January.
Private cars will be exempt but older taxis and lorries, buses and coaches will have to pay for crossing into the zone across most of the city centre.
One driver who sold his taxi questioned how it could be driven for free in the CAZ zone by its new private owner.
Neil Atkinson, who has been a taxi driver for three years, said he has spent £2,000 replacing his old car with an electric one.
"The car I've just had to sell, which is now privately owned, can be driven in the city for free. It makes no sense," he said.
"The idea is to make the air clean, but it's the same car I would've had to pay for as a taxi driver."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64254150
Private cars will be exempt but older taxis and lorries, buses and coaches will have to pay for crossing into the zone across most of the city centre.
One driver who sold his taxi questioned how it could be driven for free in the CAZ zone by its new private owner.
Neil Atkinson, who has been a taxi driver for three years, said he has spent £2,000 replacing his old car with an electric one.
"The car I've just had to sell, which is now privately owned, can be driven in the city for free. It makes no sense," he said.
"The idea is to make the air clean, but it's the same car I would've had to pay for as a taxi driver."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-64254150