Cars labeled C (green) – petrol registered from January 2006 onwards
diesels since September 2015– and the cars labeled B (yellow) – the petrol cars registered since January 1, 2001 and the diesel cars from 2006 – will be able to circulate in all ZBE of each city, although municipal parking restrictions can be gradually introduced – especially in the case of label B- , as in the center of Madrid, where it is mandatory to park in a regulated parking lot before leaving the area. These vehicles become the most
These are some of the measures that will affect vehicles9 operating in cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants,
andenters into force from 2030. Until now, if the Spaniards bought a car that was moved out of necessity or ambition, a third factor now plays a role: fear. In particular, the mobility restrictions caused by the low-emission zones coming into force next year, which already motivate 5% of purchases, as concluded by the MSI analysis for Unoauto, the portal specialized in new vehicles from Sumauto.
A total of
149 Spanish cities will be affected by the arrival of the so-called ZBE (for its acronym) during the year 2023, a measure that will first of all completely affect the circulation of 3.7 million unlabeled cars rolling through the streets. Cars without an environmental label are not allowed to drive in the low-emission zones demarcated by the municipal councils, although there are already exceptions to this rule in Madrid and Barcelona related to the fact that the vehicle belongs to a resident of the area, is adapted for people with reduced mobility, etc
In short, all drivers know that it is important to be well informed during this holiday season
about traffic restrictions and in addition, we eagerly prepare to see how each city government will implement its ZBE in the 149 municipalities that must have it by January 1.
With the new Low Emission Zones not coming into effect until January 2023
the newest and least polluting cars They will be able to move freely through urban centers. And it is that only cars with the ECO label (green and blue) -usually hybrids, gas vehicles or both- and ZERO Emissions label (blue) -electric and plug-in hybrids- can enter, circulate and park without restrictions in the LEZ.
This emerging sentiment broadens the classic dilemma when buying a vehicle: need or status? The latter is most affected by the context of inflation and interest rate hikes and accounts for only 15% of purchases.
The truth is that the rise in the cost of living has pushed the Spaniards to it
think twice before buying a car and looking out for a possible price drop, which averages 22,700 euros for new ones, 11% more than a year ago, according to the tax authorities.
In an environment of household impoverishment, in front of a car, citizens turn to other, more pressing problems. In fact, a look at the internet searches conducted by Spaniards (between September 2021 and 2022) reveals that those related to electricity and gas are up 108%, while those of new vehicles are down 14% and use is 15%, according to Google data for sumauto.
So the main reason for Spaniards to buy a car is necessity, especially for 80% of them. A scenario that reflects the current state of the new vehicle market with an expected 3.4% drop in registrations this year.
It is therefore not surprising that
to respond to your mobilitySpanish households have revived sales of vehicles older than 20 years with growth of 18% in the first half of the year.
According to
Ignacio García Rojí, spokesman for Sumauto, « we are witnessing a frozen demand that does not allow the oldest cars on our roads to be lightened and leaves our fleet in a very compromised situation, which, at an average of 13.5 years, is positioned as one of the oldest, most polluting and insecure of Europe. In fact, 32% of the cars circulating in the 149 cities affected by the ZBE will soon become “immobile” as they are more than two decades old or do not meet the DGT requirements to carry the environmental badge.
Source: La Verdad
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