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The fight against harmful emissions caused by automobiles, especially in urban areas, is currently at the center of electoral campaigns all across Europe. Depending on the country, a series of measures are or will be set in place to help fight pollution, but the oldest such approach dates back as far as 1995.
There is currently a Europe-wide movement determined to make particulate pollution and other pollutants a thing of the past. Some cities, like Paris, are even planning to completely ban internal combustion cars, as the world shifts toward greener transport solutions.
In Europe, however, is not France that is leading the charge, but Sweden. Since mid-1995, the city of Stockholm has had in place rules to prevent polluting cars from entering some parts of the city. For instance, all buses and trucks over 3.5 t with the EURO standards 0-4 are presently banned from city traffic.
Those who break this rule must pay a €100 fine, the same penalties applied in Gothenburg and Prague.
The city that is considered at the forefront of the battle against pollution – even if it's not - is London. The British capital has been enforcing various restrictions since 2008, but the fines for breaking the rules there are much more significant, between €290 and €1,160.
The most expensive place you can choose to break the rules in is the Austrian city of Burgenland. There, fines can go to as much as €2,180.
The list was compiled by Green-Zones, an organization that also provides a smartphone app to show on a map all of Europe's restricted areas, complete with the rules that must be followed, the amount of fines for infringements, and exemptions.
The full list of cities that have environmental zones in place, together with the fines you risk for disobeying, can be found at the following link. There is more info on the study in the document attached below.
In Europe, however, is not France that is leading the charge, but Sweden. Since mid-1995, the city of Stockholm has had in place rules to prevent polluting cars from entering some parts of the city. For instance, all buses and trucks over 3.5 t with the EURO standards 0-4 are presently banned from city traffic.
Those who break this rule must pay a €100 fine, the same penalties applied in Gothenburg and Prague.
The city that is considered at the forefront of the battle against pollution – even if it's not - is London. The British capital has been enforcing various restrictions since 2008, but the fines for breaking the rules there are much more significant, between €290 and €1,160.
The most expensive place you can choose to break the rules in is the Austrian city of Burgenland. There, fines can go to as much as €2,180.
The list was compiled by Green-Zones, an organization that also provides a smartphone app to show on a map all of Europe's restricted areas, complete with the rules that must be followed, the amount of fines for infringements, and exemptions.
The full list of cities that have environmental zones in place, together with the fines you risk for disobeying, can be found at the following link. There is more info on the study in the document attached below.
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