Objectives and monitoring
We will monitor and evaluate the LEZ against objectives which were agreed by the Council’s Transport and Environment Committee. LEZ objectives are to:
- contribute towards meeting the air quality objectives prescribed under Section 87(1) of the Environment Act (1995).
- contribute towards reduction of emissions in fulfilment of Part 1 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
- minimise the impact from traffic displacement across the city’s transport network, related to LEZ scheme
- strategically align with Council sustainable transport, active travel and placemaking objectives
- strategically align with national funding provision policies, supporting individual and business adaptation
Monitoring
LEZ behaviour change studies
- June 2022 report summarises perspectives towards LEZ, from a representative sample of 600 drivers interviewed in Edinburgh (Author: Progressive)
- June 2023 report repeats the survey from 2022 and includes an additional representative sample of van drivers in Edinburgh (Author: Progressive)
- April 2024 report repeats the survey for individual drivers in 2022 and 2023. (Author: Progressive)
- April 2025 research paper Travel behaviour and Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone: a cross-sectional survey (Author: Institute of Occupational Medicine).
LEZ compliance rates
- SEPA's report for 2016 to 2022 summarises a six year summary of fleet compliance rates, including compliance by vehicle type and car fuel type.