In
Rotterdam, the low-emission zone will be extended from 1 January 2016. Previously,
lorries with Euro Class I, II or III diesel engines were already prohibited from
enter the low-emission zone, but from the new year, certain vans and
passenger cars will also be barred from entering the city centre. If your vehicle has a diesel engine
manufactured before 1 January 2001, or a petrol or LPG engine manufactured before 1 July
1992, that’s the end of the story. Cars that were first registered before 1 July
1992 will be barred from the city centre.
The low-emission zone in
Rotterdam is a designated area where cars and lorries that emit excessive
emit harmful gases are no longer permitted to enter. This zone was introduced to
improve air quality in the city centre. The City of Rotterdam
states on its website schonerelucht.nl: “Older cars generally
more air pollutants than newer cars. That is why Rotterdam
these older cars. The environmental zone applies to everyone: residents, business owners and
visitors.”
Expansion
necessary
The low-emission zone for
lorries was introduced in the port city in 2007. They were no longer permitted to
. Rotterdam City Council has decided to
after it became apparent that air quality was still unsatisfactory.
The city council explains: “Rotterdammers are less healthy and live
than the average Dutch person. Their life expectancy is around 1.5 years
lower. It is estimated that 10 to 15 per cent of this health disparity can be attributed
by the poorer air quality in Rotterdam compared with the Netherlands
as a whole.”
Those who breach the
environmental zone will be fined 99 euros.
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