LEZ — Glasgow scheme: drove on M8 / special road / outside boundary
Glasgow LEZ is bounded by the inner ring road: M8 (north and west), River Clyde (south), Saltmarket/High Street/Castle Street/Cathedral Street (east). Motorway, Clydeside Expressway, and Clyde bridges are NOT within the LEZ. ANPR cameras at boundary occasionally trigger on vehicles on M8 slip roads. Crucially: s.14(3) of the 2019 Act prohibits an LEZ on a 'special road' (s.151(1) Roads (Scotland) Act 1984) — the M8 is a special road. A drive entirely on the M8 cannot be a contravention.
Legal basis
Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 s.14(3); Glasgow LEZ Scheme Order 2022; Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 s.151(1)
How to identify this in your case
Drive wholly on M8/M77/M74 or Clydeside Expressway; or did not cross any boundary roads listed in Schedule 1 of Glasgow LEZ Scheme Order.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Glasgow City Council LEZ Team, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] Representation under reg 8(1); ground reg 8(4)(a). The ANPR detection on [DETECTION_DATE] at site [SITE_REF] occurred while my vehicle was driving on [the M8 motorway / Clydeside Expressway / road excluded from the LEZ Scheme Order 2022]. S.14(3) of the 2019 Act prohibits an LEZ on a special road within s.151(1) Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 — the M8 is a special road. My route remained entirely on excluded roads as proved by [GPS log / dashcam / journey timing analysis at Annex B]. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 s.14
- Glasgow LEZ Scheme Order 2022
- Roads (Scotland) Act 1984