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Throughout August and September, testing teams will stop motorists in Chapelhall, Whifflet and Motherwell Town Centre, where North Lanarkshire Council has declared Air Quality Management Areas. Drivers whose vehicles' emissions exceed the legal limits will be issued with a £60 fixed penalty notice. The fine, however, may be waived if drivers can prove that their vehicles have been repaired, retuned and made to comply with emissions standards within 14 days of the test.
The "Are you Fuming?" campaign aims to create a better atmosphere in North Lanarkshire where vehicles are bigger polluters than industry and where 75 % of exhaust emissions are produced by 25% of the vehicles on our roads. This is damaging to the environment and, potentially, to the health of residents and pedestrians in heavily polluted areas. A clean and efficient engine saves money on fuel and reduces maintenance costs.
The campaign forms part of the North Lanarkshire Council air quality strategy aimed at reducing PM10 (Particulate Matter with a diameter of less than 10 microns) pollution in the following areas of North Lanarkshire.
AQMA 1 - Lauchope St/Main St, Chapelhall
AQMA 2 - Calder St/Whifflet Rd, Whifflet, Coatbridge
AQMA 3 - Motherwell Town Centre - comprising Civic Centre area and Junction of Merry St/Hamilton Rd, Motherwell
AQMA 4 - Hirst Road, Harthill
Further information on vehicle emissions and/or air pollution please use the contact us box on the right of the page.
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