A limousine used by the Lord Provost of Glasgow has been banned from the city centre.
The motor is among the hundreds of council vehicles that have fallen foul of the new Low Emission Zone rules that come into force today.
The 3.0 litre diesel Volkswagen Phaeton had been used to chauffeur councillor Jacqueline McLaren, but she's no longer able to use it to get to and from city chambers, the Scottish Daily Express reports.
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Glasgow City Council operates 884 diesel vehicles, including cares vans, buses and bin lorries, as well as the limo, most of them are not believed to comply with the new rule that bans those registered before 2015, along with petrol motors prior to 2006. A breach of the rule carries a £60 fine.
Ironically a Rolls-Royce Ghost gifted to the city by Sir Boyd Tunnock and sold at auction for £105,000 would have been compliant as it is powered by a petrol V12 6.6 litre engine, and not launched until 2009.
The money raised by the sale was donated to children's charities.
Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Scottish Conservative group on the city council, said: "The Lord Provost's car doesn't meet the new low emission standards so they will have to get rid of it. I've spoken to several councillors whose cars don't meet the rules as well.
"This is a headline-grabbing legacy for Susan Aitken to be the first LEZ in Scotland, an example of the tail wagging the dog with the 10 Greens on the council and a money-making exercise after years of SNP funding cuts."
Despite last minute legal challenge and a huge backlash - led by taxi drivers and also including charities who will not be able to use their vehicles in town - fines will be levied in the zone from June 1.
Technically, similar LEZs are already in place in Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen although there is a further 12 months before the fines are applied in those cities.
A city council spokeswoman said: "The vehicle previously used by the Lord Provost is not compliant with LEZ standards and will now be sold on. A suitable vehicle will be made available to support the Lord Provost in the course of her civic duties."
She added: "When enforcement commences, all council vehicles entering the city centre Low Emission Zone will meet the required emission standards.
"We are working to increase levels of LEZ compliance within our fleet through a combination of investment in new low and zero emission vehicles, and by retrofitting existing vehicles."
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