Bath Council has changed the way it charges for parking in the city centre – with owners of more polluting vehicles being charged more.
The changes are in addition to the Clean Air Zone that already operates in Bath and has raked in almost £10m since its introduction.
The charges are designed to encourage people to switch to cleaner vehicles and were brought in after around half of the 1,692 who responded to a local consultation voiced concerns about air quality.
You can check the CAZ status of your vehicle for Bath and other regions here.
Owners of the most polluting diesel cars will see prices rise by 47% from £1.70 per hour to £2.50 in council-owned car parks.
A similar scheme for residential parking permits is already in place in the city.
Bath's eight car parks introducing emission-based variable pricing are:
Avon Street
Bath Sports & Leisure Centre
Cattle Market
Charlotte Street
Claverton Street
Green Park Road
Kingsmead Square
Manvers Street
All vehicles registered abroad that can't be checked against DVLA records will automatically be charged the highest price.
Cllr Manda Rigby said: 'Prices won't change for a lot of drivers, these new charges will only affect people bringing more polluting vehicles into our city.
'This approach is being adopted across the country but we're the only council remaining committed to offering cash payments for customers. We see it as really important to protect this.
'Our overall aim is to improve public safety by improving air quality and reducing congestion.'
