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If your vehicle does not meet the minimum emission standards, it is described as non-compliant. Non-compliant vehicles will be fined if they drive within the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

For consistency, all of Scotland’s Low Emission Zones use the same penalty charge structure, as set by the Scottish Government in .

Charges for non-compliant vehicles

Light passenger vehicles (cars) M1, Light goods vehicle N1, Special purpose vehicle

• Initial penalty £60
• Second penalty £120
• Third penalty £240
• Fourth and subsequent penalties £480

Minibus M2, bus and coach M3, Heavy goods vehicles N2 N3

• Initial penalty £60
• Second penalty £120
• Third penalty £240
• Fourth penalty £480
• Fifth and subsequent penalties £960

All non-compliant vehicles

We will

• detect non-compliant vehicles using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras
• use data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to check if the vehicle meets the LEZ emission standards
• issue PCNs to the registered keeper of the non-compliant vehicles
• issue no more than one PCN per vehicle per day between midnight and 23:59pm
• reduce all PCNs by 50% if paid within 14 days 
• revert future PCNs back to the initial charge of £60 if your vehicle has not driven within the LEZ for 90 or more consecutive days
• use all revenue generated from PCNs to contribute towards running the LEZ. Any surplus revenue may only be used to support LEZ objectives, which are primarily to reduce harmful emissions from transport and encourage sustainable travel.

You must pay the PCN within 28 days from the date the PCN was served. If you do not pay within 28 days a charge certificate will be issued and increases the PCN penalty charge amount by 50%. If the increased charge is not paid within 14 days, we can recover the charge certificate and PCNs as an enforceable debt. We will pursue these vehicle owners for the payment through legal processes.

LEZ contraventions detected

Please note the following information is subject to review and may change.

The Council reports contraventions detected on a three-month rolling basis covering the number of contraventions detected at each PCN level as listed below.

April 2025

3,341 total LEZ contraventions, of which

• 2,863 were for first offences
• 210 were for second offences
• 92 were for third offences
• 34 were for fourth contraventions
• 142 were for fifth or subsequent offences*

May 2025

3,401 total LEZ contraventions, of which

• 2,846 were for first offences
• 264 were for second offences
• 102 were for third offences
• 42 were for fourth contraventions
• 147 were for fifth or subsequent offences*

June 2025

3,157 total LEZ contraventions, of which

• 2,627 were for first offences
• 252 were for second offences
• 86 were for third offences
• 58 were for fourth contraventions
• 134 were for fifth or subsequent offences*

* For example, any vehicle issued with a sixth contravention will be issued this at the fifth charge level

Previous months excluded are retained and available on request.