The Cologne Low Emission Zone area is larger from 1 October 2019.
Urban Access Regulations in Europe
The Cologne Low Emission Zone area is larger from 1 October 2019.
Paris is going to tighten the standard for its ZCR (restricted traffic zone) from June 2019 on.
Only vehicles that meet the standards for the Crit'Air sticker 3 are allowed to circulate.
The first day of the Stuttgart Feinstaubalarm, Smog Alarm, winter 2018 starts with a Smog alarm
As a result of a legal case, Berlin has been requested by the court to have a Euro 6 diesel low emission zone in 2019. The city has not yet confirmed this, so it is not yet on our Berlin city page.
As a result of a legal case, Frankfurt has announced that it is likely to have a Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel low emission zone in 2019, also affecting Euro 1 and 2 petrol vehicles. It is often referred to as a 'Diesel Ban', or a 'Fahrverbot'.
More information has been published about the Glasgow Low Emission Zone.
Rennes has an emergency low emission zone in place from 1st October 2018. From the 1st October 2018, at times of high air pollution there can be a temporary low emission zone, and other restrictions.
The UK cities of Birmingham and Leeds are expected to have Low Emission Zones by 1st January 2020. These are called Clean Air Zones (CAZ), and are low emission zones combined with a toll for vehicles not meeting the emissions standards.
As well a number of cities having Low Emission Zones, and Emergency Schemes, many Regions and in France also
have emergency smog schemes.
There are a number of legal cases running in Germany about air quality. So far two of them have been completed.
These are often reported as 'diesel bans'.
Some low emission zones require vehicles to display a sticker when entering.
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