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Low Emission Zones - Scotland

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

Low Emission Zones (LEZs) are designed to improve air quality and were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Planning continues at a national and local authority level.

Local grace periods now apply until enforcement begins.

In Glasgow, the LEZ enforcement started on 1 June 2023 (1 June 2024 for residents within the zone) Dundee will start enforcement on 30 May 2024 Aberdeen will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 Edinburgh will start enforcement on 1 June 2024 The Scottish Government will continue to develop support and funding to help people and businesses meet LEZ requirements.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Low Emission Zone Scotland website – 19/6/2024
EDINA Digimap Service – 19/6/2024

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
21 June 2023
Harvest GUID
b00ce0b9-1c21-4c68-bc23-6d419b11ffac
Extent (Latitude)
60.74784° to 54.38113°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.02985° to 0.32254°
Dataset reference date (revision)
2022-10-31
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
No limitations on public access
Responsible party
The Improvement Service (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng