Has Scotland delayed low emission zone rollout until 2020?

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SNP had pledged in its manifesto to introduce the first LEZs by the end of 2018

The Scottish government has admitted it may not deliver the introduction of the country's first low emissions zones (LEZs) until 2020, two years later than the pledge made in its manifesto. The move...

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