Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan to tackle nitrogen dioxide exceedances at the roadside

Like many areas across the country, Greater Manchester has higher levels of air pollution on some local roads. Poor air quality has negative impacts on health, the environment and society.

In January 2025 Government responded to Greater Manchester’s investment-led Clean Air Plan proposal.

The submitted plan had proposed a £30.5m Clean Taxi Fund to support the GM-licensed hackney and private hire trade upgrade to cleaner vehicles linked to minimum emission standards. 

The approved investment-led package includes £8 million to support moving Greater Manchester’s hackney carriage fleet to cleaner vehicles.

Greater Manchester leaders understand how critical this is for the licensed trade and are committed to ensuring that those registered locally have access to financial assistance. They are now considering how the allocated funding will be best used to support vehicle upgrades in the Greater Manchester-licensed fleet. Further updates will be provided to Salford taxi and private hire licensees in due course.

Further information on the investment led Clean Air Plan can be found on the Clean Air Greater Manchester website.

This page was last updated on 5 February 2025