A REPORT into how Bradford Council is going to clamp down on cars idling has been pushed back to next year.

In January 2020 Bradford Council launched a No Idling campaign to cut down on air pollution in the district.

It would target motorists who keep their engine running, and keep spewing out fumes from their vehicles, while parked.

A report into how the Council would enforce its no idling policies was originally due to go before the Council's Executive last month, but the report never emerged.

At a meeting of the Council last week, Councillor Martin Love (Green, Shipley) asked why the report has not yet come before the Council.

He was told there were "concerns " that introducing tougher measures on idling at the same time the Council was developing its Clean Air Zone would have stretched Council resources too thin.

A response from the Executive said: "Whilst any measure which helps improve local air quality will always be supported, it must be recognised that the Council's limited resources must be prioritised on measures that will have the greatest impact first. These are currently concentrated on the implementation of the Government's Clean Air Zone next year.

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"Once the Clean Air Zone is introduced there will be a dedicated air quality monitoring team who will be responsible for monitoring the impact of the zone."

The response went on to say this team would also be able to look at the idling issue.

At the meeting Cllr Love responded: "Why was the matter ever on the forward plan for the Executive? I'd like a bit more accuracy in the future, will we get the report in one year, two years?"

Council Leader Susan Hinchcliffe responded: "The Government has set the timetable for the Clean Air Zone, it is not of our making. Any work has to be focused on that - we have limited capacity to deliver all our ambitions at the same time.

"Once the Clean Air Zone is sorted next year, we'll look at the idling issue."