News / Leeds clean air zone charge a 'punitive tax on a sector the city relies on'

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Haulage associations have rebuffed claims they are “shirking their responsibilities” amid growing criticism of local council plans to impose clean air zones (CAZs) in UK cities.

This month, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) applauded Southampton City Council’s decision to scrap a planned CAZ, with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) also celebrating.

Now Leeds City Council faces the wrath of the two associations with a scheme for a CAZ, but a spokesperson for the FTA told The Loadstar it was not opposing the ...