{"id":2078,"date":"2019-02-19T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2019-02-19T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:58:41","slug":"where-in-europe-can-i-drive-my-diesel-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/where-in-europe-can-i-drive-my-diesel-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in Europe can I drive my diesel car?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you are planning on driving through Europe, you may be concerned about the increasing number of cities announcing restrictions on diesel vehicles. To improve air quality and reduce emissions, many cities are setting restrictions on what vehicles are allowed to be driven where and when. We explain what this will mean for drivers throughout Europe.
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Since the early nineties, the EU has continuously tightened emissions standards set for car models and other vehicles in an effort to combat increasing pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each set of standards from the first to the latest set in 2017 (Euro 6d-temp) imposed limits on the total amount of certain exhaust gas emissions from a car, specifically: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. A key objective of these emissions standards is to improve air quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some cities are nevertheless facing some persistent pollution problems and are also taking local action to improve air quality. Many urban areas are transitioning to zone restrictions and bans of older, more polluting cars that fall under earlier Euro emission standards in order to encourage the adoption of cleaner cars such as Euro 6 models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While vehicle emission standards are the same across the EU, individual cities have a range of different restrictions, zones and plans for the future reduction of emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) within cities where access is limited or even restricted for the most polluting vehicles, are an effective measure to improve air quality. These zones can enforce permanent access restriction, car-free days and alternating day or hour restrictions depending on the classification of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drivers can still choose diesel and contribute to improving air pollution<\/strong>, while also complying with local restrictions. We have compiled an overview of urban access rules in six key European cities to demonstrate that driving a diesel in Europe is not as complicated as it may at first appear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n