Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you'll have to pay.
More than 71% of vehicles going into Bristol already meet the air quality rules. Only older, more polluting vehicles will need to pay a charge.
In the future, even more people will switch to cleaner vehicles thanks to help available to them.
Check your vehicle
Bristol's Clean Air Zone started on Monday 28 November 2022 . You'll need to pay a charge if your vehicle doesn't meet the zone's emission standards unless you have an exemption.
You can use the government's checking tool to check if you'll be charged to drive your vehicle in Bristol's Clean Air Zone.
You can check if you'll be charged by using the government's online tool. If you think your vehicle should not be charged but is showing it will be, you can ask the DVLA for help. Use their online form or call 0300 029 8888 between 8am to 7pm, Monday to Friday and 8am to 2pm, Saturday.
As a guide, charges will not apply to:
- Euro 4, 5 and 6 petrol vehicles, about 2006 or newer
- Euro 6 diesel vehicles, about end of 2015 or newer
- fully electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
- modified or retrofitted vehicles registered with the Energy Saving Trust's Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS)
- motorbikes
| Vehicle category | Daily charge |
|---|---|
| Private petrol cars | £9 |
| Private diesel cars | £9 |
| Taxis | £9 |
| Light Goods Vehicle (under 3.5t.) | £9 |
| Heavy Goods Vehicle (over 3.5t.) | £100 |
| Buses | £100 |
| Coaches | £100 |
Pay a charge
See the Bristol Clean Air Zone daily charge page for information about how to pay the charge.