Vehicles with Euro 4 diesel engines are responsible for one-quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions but account for only 12% of the region’s vehicles.
Summary
- Thousands of diesel vehicles will no longer be allowed to drive in BrusselsCredit: BelgaFrom 1 January, the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) in Brussels will introduce a new restriction on Euro 4 diesel vehicles – effectively banning them from circulating in 19 Brussels communes.
- Approximately 25,000 of these are registered in Brussels itself, Belga News Agency reports.
- According to Brussels Environment, the rule affects the last generation of diesel vehicles that did not have to be fitted with filters to prevent small polluting particles from being emitted.
- A three month transition period will run until 1 April 2022, at which point those who continue to drive these vehicles in the area will receive a €350 fine.
- This is in spite of these vehicles accounting for just 12% of vehicles in the region.