Question reference: S6W-26347
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector vehicles are exempt from the (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh Low Emission Zone.
Answer
There is no specific exemption for public sector vehicles.
The national exemptions set in the LEZ legislation include: vehicles for disabled persons, emergency service, military, historic and showman vehicles.
As stated in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, each local authority may offer local time-limited exemptions.
The number of public sector vehicles exempt from each Low Emission Zone is a matter for the relevant local authorities as the information requested is not held centrally.