You do not need to apply for an exemption in Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) if your vehicle is one of the following:
- nationally exempt
- meeting required emission standards
- a private car or motorbike
You can check whether you need to pay to drive into the CAZ using the GOV.UK vehicle checker.
In addition to the national exemptions agreed by Government, we have also agreed a set of local exemptions and discounts which apply to Sheffield’s CAZ.
Local exemptions are free except for large motorhome discounts.
You must have an approved exemption or discount on any day you travel into the CAZ once it is in operation, or you will be charged. You can make a payment up to 6 days before, on the day of travel or by 11:59pm on the sixth day, after driving in the zone.
Exemptions and discounts
There is a temporary local exemption from charges up to and including 4 June 2023.
You need to apply for this exemption.
You can apply for the exemption up to 11:59pm on the day of travel.
If you did not have an exemption in place for the day of travel, you must pay the standard CAZ entry fee. You can however still apply for the exemption to apply for any future travels you make.
You will still need to have upgraded your vehicle or pay the charge once the exemption ends on 5 June 2023. You can apply for funding support.
Evidence required
You will need to be able to upload the following evidence for audit purposes upon request:
- your full V5 certificate (the entire vehicle registration document), showing the vehicle is registered to a Sheffield or Rotherham address
An automatic, temporary exemption will be applied up to and including 4 June 2023 to Hackney Carriage vehicles licensed by us.
You do not need to apply for this exemption. It will be applied automatically. If your vehicle is not compliant following this date, you will be subject to the full charge.
You will still need to have upgraded your vehicle or pay the charge once the exemption ends. You can apply for funding support.
How to apply
For all these exemptions (except Hackney Carriages licensed in Sheffield, whose exemptions will be applied automatically), you will need to use the Taranto Permits Portal to apply for a local exemption or discount. You must apply for each vehicle exemption separately, and we recommend that you apply 28 days in advance of travel.
As part of the process, you will need to upload evidence such as your V5 document. This will need to be a digital file, or a photograph, scan or screenshot of the original document.
Additional proof may be required in some circumstances if the evidence submitted does not sufficiently support that the vehicle fits the local exemption category specifications.
You must have an approved exemption or discount on any day you travel into the CAZ once it is in operation, or you will be charged.
What happens next and terms of use
After applying, we will send you an email confirming we have received your application. The issue of a local exemption is at our discretion. We reserve the right to query applications and can refuse any application.
We will send a further email confirming whether the application has been approved or rejected. You do not need to do anything else to activate your exemption.
An exemption will be deemed invalid if we have reason to believe the vehicle does not qualify still for a local exemption. We will notify you by email if this is the case and you must pay the CAZ charge if you continue to drive into the zone.
These local exemptions and discounts only apply in Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone. You may still be charged to drive in clean air zones in other parts of the UK.