Name of the environmental zone: Environmental Zone Madrid ZBE Centro – Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 22-09-2021
Type of environmental zone: Permanent
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: car, camper (M1), bus (M2, M3), van (N1), truck (N2, N3), motorbike (L)
Fuel type: diesel, petrol, LPG, LNG, CNG
Euronorm: 0-3 (diesel), 0-2 (petrol)
Sticker/registration/application: Entry only with sticker 0, Eco (M1 cars), C and B (L from 7h-22h)
Note: Foreign vehicles do not need a sticker!
Fines: 200 €
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The Madrid Centro area comprises the 6 districts of Palacio, Universidad, Justicia, Sol, Cortes and Embajadores and covers 472 hectares.
The access to the zone is restricted, except for the roads of Santa Cruz de Marcenado, Mártires de Alcalá, Gran Vía de San Francisco, Bailén, Algeciras, Cuesta Ramón, Ventura Rodríguez and Duque de Liria.
Special features: Temporary exceptions:
without sticker: N2-N3, M2-M3 <18 t for commercial use from 7h-13h (until 31.12.2022)
Sticker B: N1 for commercial use from 7h-13h (until 31.12.2022), N2-N3, M2-M3 <18 t for commercial use from 7h-13h (until 31.12.2024)
Sticker C: N, M2-M3 for commercial use from 7h-15h
ECO sticker: N, M2-M3 for commercial use from 7h-21h
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Information currently unavailable
Exemptions: Residents, Disabled vehicle and Residents and their visitors
Name of the environmental zone: Environmental Zone Madrid ZBE City - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 01-01-2022
Type of environmental zone: Permanent
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: car (M1)
Fuel type: diesel, petrol, LPG
Euronorm: 0-3 (diesel), 0-2 (petrol, LPG)
Sticker/Registration/Application: Entry only with Spanish sticker (only vehicles registered in Spain)
Fines: 200 €
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The Madrid ZBE City environmental zone covers the entire municipality of Madrid.
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Information currently unavailable
Exemptions: Residents, Fire brigade, Military, Vintage car older than 30 years, Police car, Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary) and Ambulance
Name of the environmental zone: Environmental Zone Madrid ZBE Eliptica - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 22-12-2021
Type of environmental zone: Permanent
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: car, camper (M1), bus (M2, M3), van (N1), truck (N2, N3), motorbike (L)
Fuel type: diesel, petrol, LPG, LNG, CNG
Euronorm: 0-3 (diesel), 0-2 (petrol)
Sticker/registration/application: Entry only with sticker.
Note: Foreign vehicles do not need a sticker!
Fines: 200 €
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The zone is bounded by the following streets: Faro street, Abrantes avenue, Portalegre avenue, Oporto avenue, Antonia Lancha intersection, Santa Lucrecia avenue, Antonio Leyva avenue, Arlanza avenue, Santa María de la Cabeza avenue towards the entrance to Madrid until Capuchinos bridge, Calle Manuel Noya, Cerecinos, Calle Fornillos, Calle Ricardo Beltrán y Rozpide to number 8, Avenida Princesa Juana de Austria in the direction of Madrid, Vía Lusitana junction with Calle Faro via Emperatriz María de Austria Park.
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Information currently unavailable
Exemptions: Residents, Disabled vehicle and Residents and their visitors
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