# The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) Regulations 2003. They provide that an appropriate authority may issue fixed penalty notices in relation to stationary idling offences for amounts from within a range.
These Regulations set that range as no less than £75 and no more than £150. An appropriate authority may either, from that range, set a fixed penalty amount for all stationary idling offences or set fixed penalty amounts that are linked to the circumstances of the offence.
These Regulations provide that when issuing a fixed penalty amount linked to the circumstances of the offence the appropriate authority must state the circumstances that apply in the fixed penalty notice.
These Regulations provide that before an appropriate authority may issue fixed penalty notices for stationary idling offences it must have published the fixed penalty amount or amounts it will be using for offences in its area.
These Regulations provide that proceeds from such penalties must be used by the appropriate authority that issued the penalty for the purposes of: enforcing and administering stationary idling offences; supporting and encouraging air quality improvement in the local area; or reducing public exposure to transport emissions in that area.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/73/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-vehicle-emissions-fixed-penalty-wales-amendment-regulations-2026/note
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