Air Quality Management - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. How many roadside vehicle emissions checks in air quality management areas (AQMA) have been conducted in the past five years?

2. How many fixed fines have been given to drivers whose vehicles do not comply with the above emissions limits in the past five years? 

3. How many fines have been issued for unauthorised chimney smoke within a smoke control area under the The Clean Air Act 1993 in the past five years?  

4. How many complaints have been made regarding unauthorised chimney smoke in the past five years? 

Decision

1. Lincolnshire County Council is not responsible for conducting roadside vehicle emission checks. This is the responsibility of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.


2. As above. Lincolnshire County Council is not responsible for issuing fines for vehicles.


3. Smoke Control Areas are a district council responsibility. Therefore Lincolnshire County Council does not hold data on this subject.


4. As above this is a district council responsibility.

Reference number
4843293
Date request received
15 August 2022
Date of decision
30 August 2022