Drive in a clean air zone

Use this service if you鈥檙e planning to drive through clean air zones in:

  • Bath
  • Birmingham
  • Bradford
  • Bristol
  • Portsmouth
  • Sheffield
  • Tyneside - Newcastle and Gateshead

There鈥檚 a different way to check your vehicle if you want to drive in or a .

You might need to pay to drive in a clean air zone if your vehicle does not meet emissions standards.

Use this service to:

  • find out if you need to pay for your vehicle
  • pay the daily charge
  • view maps of clean air zones

This service cannot check vehicles that are registered outside the UK.

Before you start

You鈥檒l need the number plate (registration number) of the vehicle you want to check.

If you鈥檙e paying the charge for a single vehicle, you鈥檒l need a credit or debit card.

If you鈥檙e a business and want to check a number of vehicles you鈥檒l need:

  • an account - you can create one when you use this service
  • your company name
  • an email address
  • a spreadsheet in CSV format of the number plates (registration numbers) of the vehicles you want to check

If you鈥檙e a business and want to pay for a number of vehicles you鈥檒l need a credit card, debit card or bank details.

Contact clean air zone support

You can get support if you cannot use the online service or you need help.

Clean air zone support

Telephone: 0300 029 8888
British Sign Language (BSL) if you鈥檙e on a computer - find out how to
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm (except bank holidays)
Saturday, 8am to 2pm
Find out about call charges