Aberdeen and Edinburgh become latest Scottish LEZ cities

Concerns from the business community in Glasgow have been echoed in Aberdeen and Edinburgh regarding the enforcement’s impact on footfall.

Mr Day said he had not seen any sign of this happening.

The Scottish government’s transport secretary, Fiona Hyslop, said lessons had been learned.

“Glasgow going first has given us the opportunity to learn lessons.

“One of those is how we help blue badge holders and now there is a system of exemptions – there are some very practical things that have been learned from Glasgow.

“And I am delighted that we are seeing Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh joining Glasgow.”

She said the LEZ scheme was widely accepted.

“It has the support, not just of the politicians in Scotland, but the public,” she said.

“The latest opinion says more than 60% of the public think this is a good thing – good for health and good for quality of life in our cities.”