Staff at Kenton Food Bank, in Newcastle, had believed they would be entitled to have the fines waived.
after being denied an exemption from the toll.had believed they would be entitled to have the fines waived as they thought they were eligible for the exemption.
Ms Moran-Wilson said she will now have to rely on asking other people to collect weekly donations from the Magic Hat Cafe, in Newcastle city centre, for them – with the centre unable to afford upgrading their van to a cleaner model. “At the moment, it is going to create more hard work for us trying to find people who can do collections for us.
“This is clearly a failure of political leadership, cabinet members were asked by a number of people to make sure that all charities were included, and yet these voices appear to have fallen on deaf ears. Many people rely on food banks and residents would be shocked to think that a vehicle from a food bank had not been exempted from charges – action is needed now.”
“Decisions regarding vehicle exemptions had to be approved by Government and had to be balanced against the need to reduce pollution levels sufficiently to ensure compliance with legal requirements. As a result not all vehicles, including some belonging to charitable and voluntary organisations, will qualify for an exemption.
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