News / Birmingham 'listens to logistics' and exempts trucks from clean air zone fee

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Logistics operators have welcomed Birmingham City Council’s one-year extemption for HGVs in its clean air zone (CAZ) proposals.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which has slammed numerous local councils over their CAZ plans, said the Birmingham exemption was indicative of a council “listening” to logistics.

FTA policy manager for the Midlands Chris Yarsley said: “We have seen a succession of disastrous CAZ proposals in cities, including Bath, Leeds and Manchester, all of which failed to consider the needs of local and small ...