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The mayor of Greater Manchester has vowed that Clean Air Zone charging will come to an end as soon as air quality reaches the required level.
Andy Burnham spent this morning (February 3) discussing the controversial charge on the radio, in the wake of comments from Boris Johnson yesterday which the mayor insisted were not true.
Addressing callers on BBC Radio Manchester, he confirmed that the Clean Air Zone would be temporary, lasting only until the region's air pollution falls to within the limits set by law.
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He told the Mike Sweeney programme that discussions had already begun about potentially handing over the cameras to police for their use, once the Clean Air Zone was stopped.
Mr Burnham said: "People think this is like a Trojan horse, that it will mutate into a congestion charge, and it will last forever and we will constantly ratchet up the requirements on people.
"Well let me just put that one to bed. This thing is a temporary Clean Air Zone. It needs to last as long we get to legal compliance with air limits.
"I've already started conversations with the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police to see if they would like to take the automatic number plate recognition infrastructure over and use it for policing purposes.
"I realise that raises other issues and they would need to be consulted upon, but I just want people to know that this thing will be switched off the minute that it can be."
The mayor faced a barrage of calls from listeners concerned about the upcoming Clean Air Zone.
It was the only subject discussed for the entire hour of the phone-in, which came to an end while taxi drivers began their protest against
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