BRADFORD CLEAN AIR ZONE (CAZ) CHECK

How does Carwow’s Bradford CAZ check work?

Carwow’s free Bradford clean air zone check uses your vehicle’s registration to tell you if your vehicle is compliant and whether you’ll need to pay the daily charge to drive into the CAZ.

Our tool also shows you the boundary of Bradford’s clean air zone. You can enter an address or postcode to see if it lies within the zone.

What is the Bradford clean air zone?

The Bradford clean air zone aims to improve air quality in certain areas of the city where poor air quality is impacting on people’s health. It covers the area inside, and including, the Bradford outer ring road and extends along the Aire valley corridor to include Shipley and Saltaire.

Is my vehicle compliant with the Bradford clean air zone?

Bradford has a Class C+ clean air zone. This means that, unlike some other cities, all passenger cars and motorbikes can currently be driven in the clean air zone without paying a daily charge; however, this excludes taxis and private hire vehicles.

It instead targets light goods vehicles (LGVs), heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses, coaches, campervans and motorhomes.

If your vehicle compiles with the following criteria, you will not (currently) need to pay the daily charge to drive in the Bradford clean air zone:

HGVs, buses and coaches must have exhaust emissions that are Euro 6 compliant
Minibuses and LGVs with diesel engines are required to meet the Euro 6 standard, or Euro 4 if they have a petrol engine
Hackney Carriages and private hire vehicles must be Euro 6 compliant if diesel, or Euro 4 compliant if petrol
Campervans and motorhomes must meet the Euro 6 standard for diesel engines, or Euro 4 if they have a petrol engine

Bradford clean air zone FAQs

Where is the Bradford clean air zone?

The Bradford Clean Air Zone is shaped roughly like a guitar, and covers all areas of the city encompassed by the ring road that runs around the town.

To the north, the Bradford CAZ takes in Shipley, Moorhead and Saltaire train station, which roughly form the head of the guitar, with its long, thin neck covering Heaton Grove and Keighley Road, before the zone widens out again into a shape that resembles the body of a guitar, with this area covering Shearbridge to the west, Pennyoaks hill the the east, and Parkside to the south.

How is the Bradford clean air zone enforced?

Clean air zones are usually enforced by the use of ANPR number plate recognition cameras. These check whether any vehicle entering the clean air zone is compliant with its regulations. If non-compliant vehicles do not pay the relevant charge within the time allowed, a penalty charge notice will be automatically issued to the registered keeper of the vehicle.

How much does it cost to enter the Bradford clean air zone?

Non-compliant private hire vehicles and taxis face a charge of £7 per day, while non-compliant motorhomes, minibuses and LGVs need to pay £9 a day. Non-compliant HGV, buses and coaches must pay £50 per day.

The daily charge covers the period from midnight to midnight, not 24 hours from the time of entering the clean air zone.

How do you pay the Bradford clean air zone charge?

You can pay the Bradford clean air zone charge via the Government website or call the National Contact Centre on 0300 029 8888 which is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 8 pm and Saturday, 8am to 4pm.

You can pay the charge up to six days in advance, on the day or up to six days after driving in the clean air zone.

What vehicles are exempt from the Bradford clean air zone?

Certain vehicles comply with national exemption from charges to be driven in clean air zones. These include: military vehicles, zero emission vehicles, vehicles upgraded through the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation scheme (CVRAS), vehicles for disabled people and historic vehicles.

Local exemptions are also available to businesses and residents of the Bradford District.

Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Check