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Sheffield Clean Air Zone

  • Find out if your car is exempt from ULEZ charges
  • Check Clean Air Zone (CAZ), Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) charges
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Sheffield Clean Air Zone Explained: all you need to know

The Sheffield Clean Air Zone launched on 27th February 2023. You'll be charged to enter the zone if your vehicle is non complaint and you can check if you'll be charges via our CAZ checker tool above.

Sheffield clean air zone map

The Sheffield Clean Air Zone will cover the inner ring road and city centre. Prominent buildings in this zone will include Peter and St Paul's Cathedral, Sheffield College, and Springfield School.

There will be no charge if you have a private car or motorbike, however high its emissions. However, you will pay if your taxi, private hire vehicle, light goods vehicle, heavy goods vehicle, bus, or coach cannot meet a minimum standard. The table shows which emission standard your vehicle will have to meet to avoid a charge.

Type of Vehicle Minimum emission standard Approximate vehicle registration date required to meet standard
Taxi, private hire vehicle Diesel: Euro 6
Petrol: Euro 4 		Diesel: after September 2015
Petrol: generally after 2005, but vehicles that meet this standard have been available since 2001
Light goods vehicle Diesel: Euro 6
Petrol: Euro 4 		Diesel: after September 2016
Petrol: after January 2006
Heavy goods vehicle, bus, coach Euro VI After 2014

Check City Clean Air & Low Emission Zones

From Birmingham to Edinburgh, more cities are introducing Clean Air and Low Emission Zones. Use Regit to see if your car is compliant, understand the charges, and plan your journeys with confidence.

London CAZ
London ULEZ
Daily Charge, Location and Expansion
London CAZ
Birmingham CAZ
Birmingham Clean Air Zone
Daily charges and exemptions inside the A4540 Middleway Ring Road.
Birmingham CAZ
Bristol CAZ
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Check charges for petrol, diesel and taxi drivers in central Bristol.
Bristol CAZ
Bath CAZ
Bath Clean Air Zone
UK’s first CAZ – see which vehicles pay and who’s exempt.
Bath CAZ
Portsmouth CAZ
Portsmouth Clean Air Zone
Covers city centre and port routes – check daily fees for vans and taxis.
Portsmouth CAZ
Oxford CAZ
Oxford Zero Emission Zone
First ZEZ in the UK – stricter rules apply, even for hybrids.
Oxford CAZ
Bradford CAZ
Bradford Clean Air Zone
Charges for taxis, vans, buses and HGVs to reduce city pollution.
Bradford CAZ
Newcastle CAZ
Tyneside Clean Air Zone
Applies in Newcastle and Gateshead – charges vary by vehicle type.
Newcastle CAZ
Glasgow CAZ
Glasgow Low Emission Zone
Scotland’s first LEZ – phased rules now apply to cars and vans.
Glasgow CAZ
Aberdeen CAZ
Aberdeen Low Emission Zone
City centre restrictions – full enforcement from 2024.
Aberdeen CAZ
Edinburgh CAZ
Edinburgh Low Emission Zone
Applies to central Edinburgh – non-compliant vehicles will be fined.
Edinburgh CAZ
Dundee CAZ
Dundee Clean Air Zone
Targeting older vehicles in the city centre to cut pollution.
Dundee CAZ

Frequently Asked Questions

The Sheffield Clean Air Zone launches in spring 2023.

The Sheffield Clean Air Zone will cover the inner ring road and city centre. Prominent buildings in this zone will include Peter and St Paul’s Cathedral, Sheffield College, and Springfield School.

The Sheffield Clean Air Zone charge will be £10 per day for a non-compliant taxi, private hire vehicle, or light goods vehicle. This will rise to £50 a day for your bus, coach, or heavy goods vehicle.

Charges will apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Your Sheffield Clean Air Zone charge will be paid online, via credit or debit card. Do so within seven days of entering to avoid the penalty charge. Sheffield City Council explained that your money can then ‘only be spent’ to cover the cost of running the zone and on other ‘projects that reduce air pollution’ in the city.

There will be no charge to enter if you have a private car or motorcycle – irrespective of its emissions. In contrast if you drive a taxi, private hire vehicle, light goods vehicle, heavy goods vehicle, bus, or coach that cannot meet a minimum emission standard you will be charged. The emission standards are Euro 6 for diesel vehicles and Euro 4 for Petrol.

Financial support may be available to help you or your business pay for a newer, more eco-friendly, lower emission vehicle. You might get a grant, an interest subsidised loan, or a combination of both.