As you may be aware, the Government has now removed the legal direction requiring the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities to implement a Category C Clean Air Zone, and has issued a new direction which requires compliance in the shortest possible time and by no later than 2026.

This follows representations made to the government and that the previous plan was now unworkable on the basis of supply chain issues for compliant vehicles, particularly vans, and a shift in economic circumstances, including an increase in the cost of living and inflation.

The lifting of the direction now means that the planned launch of the charging GM-wide Clean Air Zone will no longer go ahead on May 30.

Officers from TfGM and councils will now review the implications of the new direction and the scope of the work to be undertaken between now and July.