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Environmental Zone LEZ Barcelona/City - Spain — You can find the interactive and zoomable form of this environmental zone map in our free Green-Zones App.

The LEZ Barcelona/City environmental zone

In December 2017, a temporary LEZ environmental zone was established in the city of Barcelona in agreement with the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (AMB) and the Government of Catalonia. This urban LEZ (Low Emission Zone) is called ZBE (Zona Baixes Emissions) in Catalonia. The LEZ came into force on 01.12.2017 and bans many vehicle types for passenger and freight transport with EURO 0-3 standards from traffic in the event of high nitrogen dioxide levels.
From 2020, the rules will be quickly tightened up, the LEZ environmental zone will then be permanently active and the Distintivo Ambiental badge will become mandatory at all times, i.e. not only in case of an air pollution peak.

Since the four badge categories 0, ECO, B and C, according to the classification table, are only assigned to vehicles of the EURO classes 4-6 for petrol vehicles and EURO classes 3-6 for diesel vehicles, all other older vehicles are then permanently banned from traffic. See the table below for detailed rules.

The LEZ Barcelona/City environmental zone covers an area of around 92 km² in the municipality of Barcelona, which lies within the B-10 and B-20 motorways ring road. Barcelona counts around 1.65 million inhabitants, covering a total area of 101.4 km² in 10 urban districts.
Exceptions are the districts of Vallvidrera, Tibidabo and Llanuras, the industrial area of Franca-Poligono and some areas of the municipality of Barcelona outside the B-10 and B-20 motorways ring road.

Driving bans imposed due to an air pollution peak are only valid from Monday to Friday between 7 am and 8 pm and from the day following the announcement of the driving ban by the city authorities.
Emergency vehicles and vehicles of people with reduced mobility are excluded from driving bans in any case.

Table overview of the environmental zone

Name of the environmental zone:

Environmental Zone LEZ Barcelona/City - Spain

Date of entry into effect of the zone:

01-12-2017

Type of environmental zone:

Temporary LEZ environmental zone, depending on weather conditions and activated following the announcement of an early warning stage, a warning or an alarm or the decision of the relevant authorities (see the section Special features).

Not allowed to drive (temporarily):

The temporary driving bans depend on many factors, such as the age of the vehicle, EURO standard, the first and possibly second fuel type and many more. Sometimes current air values and the general weather situation play a role in connection with holidays and trade fairs. With the Green-Zones App you still keep an overview of the temporary driving bans. On a map of Europe you can see the current (red) and imminent (yellow) driving bans.

Not allowed to drive (permanently):

Permanent driving bans are very complex and partly depend on the type of vehicle, the Euronorm whether an environmental sticker or registration is available and how many people are sitting in the car. To display this correctly, please use our Green-Zones App.

Fines:

100 € (50 € if payment within 20 days).

Area/extension of the environmental zone:

The area of the environmental zone of the city of Barcelona includes the urban centre within the B-20 and B-10 motorways, the socalled “rondas”. The environmental zone of Barcelona is concentrated on the municipality of Barcelona, except for the districts of Vallvidrera, Tibidabo and Llanuras and the industrial area south of the B-10 motorway. The environmental zone also includes the surrounding municipalities of Barcelona: Sant Adrià de Besòs, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat und Cornellà de Llobregat.

Special features:

For information on retrofitting, authorisations or requests for authorisation and, if required, on the necessary documents, please consult the Green-Zones App.

Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions:

Can I drive in even though my vehicle is too old? It may be possible to apply to the city. This information is available in the Green-Zones App.

Exemptions:

Do you drive a vintage car or a wheelchair accessible vehicle? Check whether you are affected or excluded by driving bans and discover many other exemptions in our Green Zones App.