The Clean Air Zone was introduced because several places in Bath currently exceed the legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) pollution which is mainly caused by vehicle emissions. Mrs Roost, 73, said: "It's terrible since the new Clean Air Zone. I don't have much to do with the internet but I hear one sat nav company is telling people how to avoid the Clean Air Zone." Councillor Dine Romero recently confirmed that Whiteway Road is being monitored to see what impact the Clean Air Zone is having. He said: “We take seriously the concerns expressed about increased traffic on roads that are lying outside of the Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ) boundary.

Source: Daily Mirror August 02, 2021 08:15 UTC