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Low emission zone; establishment
Low emission zones have been set up in various Bavarian cities to reduce the environmental and health impacts of air pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide caused by motorized road traffic.
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Low emission zones can be recognized by the corresponding road signs.
Low emission zones are areas that are initially designated by the local authorities under their own jurisdiction. Within these zones, "clean" vehicles are rewarded with "free passage", while traffic restrictions are imposed on vehicles with high pollutant emissions. Up to now, environmental zones have been set up as part of clean air plans as an effective measure to improve air quality.
The establishment of an environmental zone is made public when a clean air plan is drawn up or updated (e.g. through public display and the Internet) with the opportunity to submit suggestions and objections
. The basis for the design of traffic restrictions in environmental zones is the labelling of cars, lorries and buses according to the level of exhaust emissions in pollutant groups in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Labelling Ordinance (35th BImSchV). The extent to which the three vehicle groups marked with stickers are allowed to drive in environmental zones is initially determined by the local authorities concerned. Annex 3 of the ordinance lists vehicles that are exempt from traffic bans even without a sticker (e.g. vehicles used to drive or be driven by certain disabled persons, ambulances, mobile machinery). In addition, the competent road traffic authority can permit traffic with unmarked vehicles to and from certain facilities if this is in the public interest or grant exemptions (see "Related topics").
Currently, there are environmental zones in Bavaria in the cities of Munich (since October 2008), Augsburg (since July 2009), Neu-Ulm (since November 2009) and Regensburg (since January 2018). Further information, such as exemptions, can be found on the websites of the governments of Upper Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Swabia as well as the cities of Munich, Regensburg, Augsburg and Neu-Ulm (see "Related links").
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Clean air plans; preparation
If immission limit values for air pollutants are exceeded, clean air plans must be drawn up with suitable measures to permanently reduce air pollution.
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Environmental badge; purchase
Only vehicles that meet certain minimum requirements in terms of pollutant emissions are allowed to drive in the designated environmental zones. To prove this, the vehicle must have a corresponding environmental badge, also known as a fine dust badge.
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Low emission zone; application for an exemption from the driving ban
You may only drive in environmental zones without the appropriate environmental badge if your vehicle has been exempted from the traffic ban or an exemption permit has been issued.
Status: 16.10.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
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