Sheffield Congestion Charge From Feb 27th 2023

[hackey lad]

41 minutes ago, Organgrinder said:

If they take the Inner Ring Road out of the CAZ, that might be enough to do it.

In any case, they are ignoring the pollution near the Midland station because it's the trains that are causing the pollution.

 

What about a sensible, well thought out policy?

 

 

 

That's why I have kept saying that we need a proper public transport initiative that actually works.

Big Sticks & No Carrots, rarely works.

Totally agree about the ring road , its barmy having that in it .

[Longcol]

2 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Totally agree about the ring road , its barmy having that in it .

Said the same 3 and a half years ago.

 

https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/468612-sheffield-clean-air-zone/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-8260341

 

I don't think I was the first by a long chalk either.

[mike1961]

4 hours ago, RollingJ said:

Persuade China, Russia and various other countries to play their part?

Without Russia and China onboard with cutting emissions then anything the UK does is a bit like pi**ing in the ocean!

[Longcol]

28 minutes ago, mike1961 said:

Without Russia and China onboard with cutting emissions then anything the UK does is a bit like pi**ing in the ocean!

While Russia and China produce tons more greenhouse gasses that contribute to climate change / global warming, it's local emissions of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter that can damage Sheffield folks health to a far greater extent.

[Resident]

Slightly off topic but in a similar vein. 

I was sat on Arundel Gate for about half hour killing time earlier today, just past the new Bus gate. 

SCC will have raked it in today with the number of drivers that blatantly ignored it. 

[mike1961]

6 hours ago, Longcol said:

While Russia and China produce tons more greenhouse gasses that contribute to climate change / global warming, it's local emissions of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter that can damage Sheffield folks health to a far greater extent.

So why does the air quality in Sheffield consistently measure as good then apart from the well known two hotspots ,eg Arundel Gate and near the Train Station?

[Planner1]

8 hours ago, Resident said:

Slightly off topic but in a similar vein. 

I was sat on Arundel Gate for about half hour killing time earlier today, just past the new Bus gate. 

SCC will have raked it in today with the number of drivers that blatantly ignored it. 

They usually issue warning notices for first couple of weeks.

[Planner1]

14 hours ago, The_DADDY said:

Well done Birmingham?

 

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-03-16/nearly-50000-birmingham-caz-fines-scrapped-as-drivers-refuse-to-pay

Why is it well done?

 

Around 6% of the penalties issued were successfully appealed. That isn’t unusual for any civil enforcement penalty issued.

 

Which means 94% were paid.

[ads36]

3 hours ago, mike1961 said:

So why does the air quality in Sheffield consistently measure as good ... ?

it doesn't.

 

it just about scrapes under the very 'generous' limits.

Edited March 21, 2023 by ads36

[mike1961]

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4 hours ago, ads36 said:

it doesn't.

 

it just about scrapes under the very 'generous' limits.

But it passes,so therefore it's clean ,well very very clean compared to what it used to be like when everyone had coal fires etc and all the steelworks etc etc ,don't know how us children of the 60s have survived!!