Oxford to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre by 2020

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General view of Turl Street in Oxford City Centre
General view of Turl Street in Oxford City Centre

New proposals from Oxford city council and Oxfordshire county council could see the city become the first in the UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from the centre. Oxford plans to create Britain's first "zero-emission zone" by 2020.

The area will initially encompass only a few streets in the centre, but will expand steadily outward with larger areas planned for 2025 and 2030. Rather than encouraging drivers to pay a fee, as in London, the city will completely ban all but pure-electric vehicles in a bid to halve nitrogen oxide emissions, which have risen above legal limits in certain areas of the city.

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