Chengdu in China faces backlash over ‘dirty car’ ban in city clean-up campaign

Residents of the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have lashed out at a government ban on people driving “dirty cars”.

From Tuesday, vehicles that have “apparent stains, dirt or mud on the exterior” or “dust on the roof”, “mud on the wheels, wheel guards or chassis” would be forbidden from entering seven major districts of the southwestern capital of Sichuan province.