Whizzing down the A38 and into Birmingham city centre might soon be getting a bit more expensive.
Because the city's council is proposing to bring in a Clean Air Zone, akin to the Congestion Charge in central London.
A consultation has been launched over plans to charge drivers of the dirtiest vehicles a daily fee in a bid to tackle pollution levels.
The zone, if given the green light, could be in place by 2020, reports Birmingham Live .
Motorists face a charge of up to £10 per day under the plans.
This is likely to only affect cars which do not meet the Euro 4 petrol standard - mostly vehicles made since 2006 - and those not up to Euro 6 diesel standards, mostly manufactured since 2015.
These will face a daily charge of between £6 to £10 to travel within the A4540, the city's 'Middle Ring Road'.
Cars travelling on the A4540 will not be charged, only those going within the zone.
Around 45% of traffic will face charges.
HGVs, coaches and lorries could pay up to £100. Whether any charges will apply to motorbikes has yet to be decided.
The charge is likely to apply seven days a week, and at all times, although this could yet be subject to change.
A network of automatic number plate recognition cameras will be set up along the ring road to enforce the zone.
Council Labour cabinet member for transport Waseem Zaffer said that the Clean Air Zone is about reducing pollution to safe levels - not reducing traffic.
“We want to give the people of Birmingham the fundamental right of breathing good quality clean air,” he said.
“Nine hundred deaths are accelerated each year as a result of air pollution. That’s not the city I want my child, or any children across the city, growing up in.”
