Aberdeen Low Emission Zone could cost £20 million

Implementing a Low Emission Zone in Aberdeen could amount to up to £20 million - despite the number of cars and lorries on the streets falling by thousands in the past five years.

As reported by the Aberdeen Press and Journal, councillors will be asked to approve the next stage if a feasibility study into implementing the scheme in the Granite city, with a report indicating the potential cost of the scheme.

Councillors will be asked tomorrow to approve the next stage of a feasibility study into implementing the scheme in the Granite City, with a report indicating the potential cost of the scheme.

Critics have questioned the spend at a time when council budgets are being slashed and a slew of multi-million pound traffic-busting projects are in the pipeline.

The Scottish Government has already pledged the first London-style LEZ will be established in Glasgow by the end of 2018, with the other three to follow by 2020.

Motorists would be penalised for driving into Scotland’s cities unless their vehicles have the cleanest engines, while other vehicles would be banned – with penalty levels expected to be more than £20 a day.