Next year, low emission zones (LEZs) will be introduced across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen to improve air quality. Older, more polluting vehicles that do not meet the proposed minimum emission standards will face a penalty if they enter an LEZ.
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Supporting businesses with vehicle retrofit to prepare for Scotland’s low emission zones
Webinars
During Autumn 2021, Energy Saving Trust hosted a series of webinars to help businesses prepare for the LEZs. These online sessions covered the impact of the LEZs, Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS) approved solutions, which improve vehicles’ Euro emission standards to ensure LEZ compliance, and funding support available to businesses in Scotland.
The webinars were held on Microsoft Teams:
- Get LEZ ready with light commercial vehicle (LCV) retrofit solutions.
This webinar took place on 14 November 2021 and you can watch the recording here.
- Get LEZ ready with heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and refuse collection vehicle (RCV) retrofit solutions.
This webinar took place on 30 September 2021 and you can watch the recording here.
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Get LEZ ready with taxi retrofit solutions.
This webinar took place on 25 November 2021 and you can watch the recording here.
Get LEZ ready with LCV retrofit solutions
This webinar was designed to raise awareness of the LEZs and encourage those operating LCVs to consider their options now to avoid future penalties.
At this event, we discussed:
- LEZ plans for Dundee and Edinburgh.
- CVRAS-approved solutions and their expected results.
- Funding support available through the LEZ Retrofit Fund, funded by Transport Scotland and administered by Energy Saving Trust.
Watch the recording of the Get LEZ ready with LCV retrofit solutions webinar.
Get LEZ ready with HGV and RCV retrofit solutions
This webinar was designed to raise awareness of the LEZs and encourage those operating HGVs and RCVs to consider their options now to avoid future penalties.
At this event, we explored:
- LEZ plans for Aberdeen and Glasgow.
- CVRAS-approved solutions and their expected results.
- Funding support available through the LEZ Retrofit Fund, funded by Transport Scotland and administered by Energy Saving Trust.
Watch the recording of the Get LEZ ready with HGV and RCV retrofit solutions webinar.
Get LEZ ready with taxi retrofit solutions
This webinar was designed to raise awareness of the LEZs and encourage those operating taxis to consider their options now to avoid future penalties.
At this event we discussed:
- LEZ plans for Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow.
- CVRAS-approved solutions and their expected results.
- Funding support available through the LEZ Retrofit Fund, funded by Transport Scotland and administered by Energy Saving Trust.
Watch the recording of the Get LEZ ready with taxi retrofit solutions webinar.
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As Energy Saving Trust is an independent and impartial organisation, terminology and views expressed during these events and across supporting materials may not necessarily reflect those adopted by Energy Saving Trust.
