The authority for the medieval city had planned to slice up the centre into five zones which would penalise motorists if they crossed the boundaries, modelled on a scheme from Belgium.
The experiment would have seen Canterbury, Kent s only city, carved apart, as council chiefs threatened to penalise motorists for driving from one zone to another.
Britain s towns and cities are being transformed by council eco-zealots obsessed with driving motorists off the road with Canterbury s controversial driving zones the latest example of the trend.
Council bosses are proposing splitting Canterbury into five zones with residents and tourists facing fines for driving through boundaries as part of radical proposals to cut congestion