Petition launched to abandon Clean Air Zone in Sheffield
Dozens of people have already signed the petition
A petition has been signed by dozens of people calling on Sheffield Council to abandon plans for it's Clean Air Zone.
It's set to be implemented next year and means that drivers of taxis, lorries, buses, coaches and vans will have to pay a daily charge to be in the city centre if it doesn't meet certain standard.
Taxis and vans that do not meet the emission standards will be charged £10 a day and coaches, buses and lorries will be charged £50 a day.
A couple months ago, Sheffield City Council approved the plan for a Clean Air Zone in the city:
Jonathan Jones started a petition – which will run from November 28 until January 9 – to scrap it.
In his petition statement he said:
“This plan will seriously damage trade and footfall into an already struggling city centre. It does not take into account tourism across the city to access the Peak District nor the appalling effect Meadowhall has had on retail in Sheffield.
“The irony of a council who tried to destroy the main means of keeping Sheffield’s air clean in the form of our trees taking a measure which has little scientific basis in terms of meteorological research into wind direction is breath-taking.”
So far, 75 people have signed the petition.