In the coming year, all municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants must introduce low-emission zones on their territory, bound by European Union regulations. This is a measure that affects nearly 150 cities and will limit the circulation of the most polluting vehicles, some four million cars.
although
the measure is imminentSince the implementation of the so-called ZBE should be effective by 2023, only 87% of affected municipalities have submitted their corresponding plan, according to reports from the National Business Association of Rental Vehicles (Aneval).
Of this organization, they assure that only 20 of the 149 municipal councils (13%) “have started to present their measures”, for which they have urged the consistories to publish the ordinances as soon as possible.
For this reason, from Aneval
They ask the municipalities for “clarity” At the same time, it has urged them to publish the regulations “with some advancement” so that users can be informed in a timely manner about the bans and restrictions on traffic.
It has also called for the platform on which the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) works to be launched “as soon as possible” and to openly collect all municipal ordinances in low-emission areas.
Both renting a car, which according to Aneval is the most important offer of shared mobility, and the end user using its services and
You need to dump that information in your browser “required to check in real time what type of vehicles allow you to enter these areas and under what conditions”. This platform should, for example, make it easier for services that are used as GPS for vehicles to warn of restrictions when they try to access an LEZ.
According to the president of Aneval,
Javier Diaz Laviada, « our spirit as the maximum exponent of car sharing is to work with the public authorities to reduce the emissions of the Spanish mobile fleet, improve the air quality of the cities and help reduce the traffic congestion in the cities, but as long as regulations is coherent, clear and easily accessible and benefits all mobility actors. And we ask local authorities to count on us to develop mobility strategies”.
The car rental industry relies on all shared mobility services to be exempt from vehicle movement restrictions.
They believe that “the lack of a common framework that allows for a clear understanding of the regulations has led to a disparity of criteria that further confuses users and businesses, rather than uniting them.” As an example, they cite the latest design from Ponferrada (León), which allows a limited number of annual entries for cars with the DGT label A, B and C.(expandable if 25 euros are paid). However, the cities of Santander and Torrelavega will not implement ZBEs before 2024.
In this context, renting a car reminds us that it is a sustainable alternative to mobility in cities,
with a young, safe and clean fleetin which 7 out of 10 vehicles are low-emission, ie they emit less than 120 grams of CO2 per km, and 9 out of 10 cars are renewed every year.
Source: La Verdad
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