Reducing climate change is one of the major goals that Spanish cities have been pursuing for several years. To limit the damage that can be caused by:
car traffic and the polluting waste they emit, new measures have been taken that aim to reduce the impact on the environment, primarily by limiting access to certain areas or pedestrian areas.
From 2023, the way we control vehicle traffic in the
cities with 50,000 inhabitants switch to. It will then be when the
Climate Change Act for all these locations come into effect, where it is mandatory to have an operational
own low-emission zone (ZBE) and some vehicles will no longer be able to drive freely. More than 149 places will be affected by these new regulations and up to 24 million people in Spain will have to adapt to these low-emission zones.
This gradual decarbonization process will have serious consequences for the citizens of these places, as up to
75% of vehicles circulating through it are combustion. It is estimated that only one in four cars will have free access to all points in the city. Actually only the
hybrid cars (18.4% of the total number of vehicles) and the
electric cars (3.9% of the total).
But what are the cars that will no longer be able to drive freely in cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants from 2023? Here’s what you need to know.
As is already the case in some cities, older vehicles and
no tag (or tag A) they will have more trouble reaching the cities. If they could not access the low-emission zone in cities like Barcelona and Madrid until now, from 2023
will no longer have access to many of these locations. These vehicles, which represent 30% of the total in Spain, are trying to gradually withdraw from the cities, although they may still be used in rural areas or places with less than 50,000 inhabitants.
But also those with
label B and C will be affected by this new climate change law. Those who own one of these vehicles and live in a city with more than 50,000 inhabitants will have a
urban toll to be able to circulate in the low-emission zone (ZBE).
This is enshrined in the new law, which reads as follows: “Likewise, to expand the catalog of measures that municipalities can take to ensure adequate air quality in their municipal areas and reduce motor vehicle emissions, through of additional provision 7, the tariff for special use of low-emission zones is created and by Final Provision 2, Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which approves the consolidated text of the law on the local treasury.This legal authorization allows the municipalities who wish to introduce a charge for the traffic of vehicles that exceed the limits or maximum categories of free movement laid down in the low emission zones.
According to this, only
0 and Eco vehicles You can get rid of these restrictions. However, the law has yet to be finally approved and the municipalities have not yet imposed the exceptions and the amounts related to them.
Source: La Verdad
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