Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone

Most polluting commercial vehicles will pay up to 50 daily under new scheme

Sheffield has become the latest city to implement a clean air zone, which it hopes will tackle an estimated 500 deaths a year ascribed to pollution.

From Monday, the most polluting commercial vehicles will have to pay a daily charge of 10 for older taxis and vans, or 50 for older buses, coaches and HGVs, to enter a zone covering the city centre and inner ring road. Private cars will be exempt from the charge.