Birmingham Clean Air Zone

Will your car be charged in the Birmingham Clean Air Zone?

Birmingham runs a Class D zone — non-compliant vehicles including private cars are charged (motorcycles are exempt). Enter the reg and the free check reads the vehicle's emissions status for the zone.

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Birmingham Clean Air Zone — the facts

Birmingham Clean Air Zone

Zone class: Class D
Who's charged: All non-compliant vehicles except motorcycles — including private cars, vans, taxis, buses, coaches and HGVs
Daily charge — cars, taxis, vans, LGVs: £8 / day
Daily charge — coaches, buses, HGVs: £50 / day
Compliant standard: Euro 6 diesel / Euro 4 petrol (Euro 6 for LPG)
Area: Within the A4540 Middleway ring road (the ring road itself is not included)
Operating hours: 24/7, every day of the year
Penalty (PCN): £120 (reduced if paid promptly)
Official authority: brumbreathes.co.uk

* This data is almost always correct but we cannot guarantee that it is. Please check with the relevant local authority before basing a purchasing decision on it.

Birmingham Clean Air Zone map

Map of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone boundary — the area inside the A4540 Middleway ring road. The Middleway itself is not part of the zone.

The shaded area is the Birmingham Clean Air Zone: everywhere inside the A4540 Middleway ring road. The Middleway itself is NOT part of the zone — only vehicles travelling inside the ring are charged, not vehicles on the ring road. This boundary is mapped directly in OpenStreetMap, not traced from a council PDF; its source tag credits Birmingham City Council. The council's own zone checker at brumbreathes.co.uk is the authoritative source; always confirm there before you travel.

Zone boundary and map context: OpenStreetMap contributors (boundary source tag: Birmingham City Council), Open Database Licence — openstreetmap.org/copyright.

What the check tells you

Run the reg and the free report shows this vehicle's status for the zone:

No chargecompliant vehicle, or any motorcycle
£8 / daynon-compliant car, taxi, van or LGV
£50 / daynon-compliant coach, bus or HGV

How the Birmingham Clean Air Zone works

Birmingham operates a Class D Clean Air Zone — the broadest type. It charges every non-compliant vehicle that enters, private cars included; only motorcycles are outside the scheme. The zone covers everything inside the A4540 Middleway ring road, though the ring road itself is not part of it.

A vehicle is compliant, and so pays nothing, if it meets Euro 6 for diesel or Euro 4 for petrol (Euro 6 for LPG). Non-compliant cars, taxis, vans and LGVs pay £8 a day; non-compliant coaches, buses and HGVs pay £50 a day.

Some vehicles and residents qualify for exemptions, which are managed by the council. Running the registration on a free check reads the vehicle's emissions status so you can see whether it would be charged before you buy.

The official source is Brum Breathes (Birmingham City Council). We're the check-your-specific-car-in-seconds convenience, not the authority — always confirm charges there before you decide.

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Common questions

Are private cars charged in the Birmingham Clean Air Zone?

Yes, if they are non-compliant. Birmingham is a Class D zone, so non-compliant private cars pay the daily charge. Only motorcycles are outside the scheme.

How much is the Birmingham Clean Air Zone charge?

£8 a day for non-compliant cars, taxis, vans and LGVs, and £50 a day for non-compliant coaches, buses and HGVs. Compliant vehicles pay nothing.

Which vehicles are compliant?

Broadly Euro 6 for diesel and Euro 4 for petrol (Euro 6 for LPG). Enter the registration for a free check and the emissions section shows the vehicle's status for the zone.

Where exactly is the zone?

It covers all roads within the A4540 Middleway ring road. The Middleway ring road itself is not included. Confirm the boundary with the council before travelling.