UK’s first zero emissions road to be enforced from spring 2020

24-7 ban of all petrol and diesel cars could be rolled out across the city if 18-month trial proves successful

UK’s first zero emissions road to be enforced from spring 2020
Beech Street, under the Barbican Estate in London. Image: Google Street View 2019.

Britain’s first zero-emissions street is set to open in 2020, banning all petrol and diesel cars 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The rule will be enforced on Beech Street which runs under the Barbican Estate in London and will see it become accessible only to pedestrians, cyclists and zero emission vehicles as part of a new City of London initiative.

Electric and hydrogen vehicles will be permitted to access the street while hybrid vehicles may only use it if they have the capability to drive for at least 20 miles in zero-emission mode.

Cars that breach the ban will be fined £130.

Related: Bristol City Council agrees to ban ALL diesel cars

The ban will be first rolled out as an 18-month trial during which air quality and traffic will be monitored.

Emergency and refuse collection vehicles will be exempt and the 153 bus route, which is fully electric, will continue to access Beech Street.

The trial will also consider whether other London streets should adopt similar measures.

Oliver Sells QC, chairman of the Streets and Walkways planning and transport committee, said: “The experimental scheme will be enforced using the latest in smart camera technology and I hope it will be the first of many other schemes like this.”

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