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LEZ — Aberdeen: harbour / offshore / abnormal-load / NHS exemption

Aberdeen LEZ (enforcement from 1 June 2024) covers city centre bounded approximately by King Street, Schoolhill, Holburn Street and Market Street. Aberdeen LEZ Scheme Order 2023 contains exemptions for: harbour-fisheries/maritime business with Marine Scotland exemption certificates; abnormal-load vehicles serving North Sea offshore industry under STGO movement orders; NHS Grampian out-of-hours patient transfer (community transport partner agreement); specific operations at Bon Accord and Trinity Centre service yards.

Legal basis

Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 s.17; Aberdeen LEZ Scheme Order 2023

How to identify this in your case

Vehicle on harbour/industrial/hospital/abnormal-load business in central Aberdeen.

Sample appeal wording

Dear Aberdeen City Council LEZ Team, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] Representation under reg 8(1); ground reg 8(4)(a). The vehicle is within the [SPECIFY] exemption in the Aberdeen LEZ Scheme Order 2023 made under s.17 of the 2019 Act. Evidence: [STGO order / Marine Scotland certificate / NHS Grampian community transport partner letter / abnormal-load notification]. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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Sources

  • Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 s.17
  • Aberdeen LEZ Scheme Order 2023

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