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Signage for the upcoming introduction of Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is set to be erected this week.

The controversial measures have already been introduced in Glasgow in a bid to improve air quality, though have reportedly negatively impacted on businesses.

Dundee and Edinburgh will also home LEZs, joining the Granite City by officially introducing the laws on June 1, 2024.

The cameras - which will be introduced at a later date - will be live all year round with anyone driving a non-compliant car in a LEZ to be fined £60.

Fines are doubled for repeat offenders within 90 days, maxed out at £480.

Aberdeen City Council say the LEZ is being introduced to “address dangerous levels of air pollution in the city centre, mainly nitrogen dioxide (NO2), caused by road traffic”.

However, The Mail on Sunday have reported city centre air monitoring posts in Aberdeen have shown the amount of NO2 in the air is within legal limits.

How has the business sector reacted?

Businesses in Glasgow - whose LEZ went live on June 1, 2023, have reported falling footfall compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Russell Borthwick, the chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, added: "We do not want to see any negative impact upon city centre businesses, which suffered extraordinary pressures during the pandemic and its aftermath.

"People are already taking time to adjust to new bus gates around Union Street, which have significantly reduced traffic in the city centre. It would make sense to pause and review the impact of these measures first."

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