Italy Plans to Ban Diesel for Euro-5 – Also Holidaymakers Would Be Affected

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We had talked about anticipating everything, then an extension to keep the "deadline" in autumn 2025 and so it was. From next October 1st Euro5 diesel cars and lower category will no longer be able to travel in the municipalities that count more than 30 thousand inhabitants. A choice that concerns...

Almost all Italian regions have known diesel bans for years: whenever the air becomes particularly thick, large cities such as Milan, Rome, Florence and countless other municipalities impose temporary driving bans for diesel vehicles. The restrictions concerned old vehicles, which met the exhaust emission standards Euro 2, 3 or a maximum of 4.

In order to combat the smog in the Po plain, wide-ranging bans for diesel vehicles will be introduced in four northern Italian regions from the coming autumn. They would also affect foreign tourists. However, it is not yet entirely clear whether the bans will really enter into force.